Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
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Lenvima gets the FDA’s nod for differentiated thyroid cancer
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Study aims to determine prognostic factors for subset of thyroid cancer patients
Key clinical point: Radioactive iodine–refractory differentiated thyroid cancer patients with no progressive disease and a tumor size of less than...
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Robotic thyroidectomy outcomes better in high-volume centers
Key clinical point: Robotic thyroid surgery performed by higher-volume surgeons is associated with lower complications and shorter hospital stays...
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Long-acting pasireotide approved for acromegaly
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Autoantibodies not predictive of surgery for Graves’ disease
Key clinical point: Measuring thyroid antibodies adds no value in predicting clinical features of Graves’ disease best treated with surgery. Major...
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Ultrasound bests elastography for specificity of thyroid cancer diagnosis
Key clinical point: Ultrasound is more specific than elastography in helping clinicians make a presurgical diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Major...
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FDA issues new pregnancy/lactation drug label standards
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Regional lymph node mets not a risk factor for death in adrenocortical carcinoma
Key clinical point: Regional lymph node metastasis does not independently predict disease-specific mortality. Major finding: Patients with...
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High failure rate seen with limited parathyroidectomy in patients with MEN-1
Key clinical point: Patients are more likely to have persistent hyperparathyroidism if a gland is left behind. Major finding: The failure rate...
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Shoulder morbidity common after thyroid cancer surgery
Key clinical point: Postoperative shoulder morbidity is highly prevalent in patients who undergo surgery for thyroid cancer. Major finding: During...
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Radioactive iodine may boost survival in papillary thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: The use of radioactive iodine is associated with a small but statistically significant increase in overall survival in most...