| Autor: |
Fabio Medas, Ernico Erdas, Gian Luigi Canu, Alessandro Longheu, Giuseppe Pisano, Massimiliano Tuveri, Pietro Giorgio Calò |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Vol 47, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1916-0216 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40463-018-0254-2 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Hyperthyroidism is associated with high incidence of thyroid carcinoma; furthermore, tumors arisen in hyperthyroid tissue show an aggressive behavior. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroid-stimulating antibodies, present in Graves’s disease, seem to play a key role in carcinogenesis and tumoral growth. Methods We retrospectively reviewed our series of patients who underwent thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma. We compared pathological features and surgical outcomes of hyperthyroid versus euthyroid patients. Results From 2007 to 2015, 909 thyroidectomies were performed at our institution for thyroid cancer: 87 patients were hyperthyroid and 822 euthyroid. We observed, in hyperthyroid patients, a higher rate of transient hypoparathyroidism (28.1% vs 13.2%; p |
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