Pituitary, Thyroid & Adrenal Disorders
Conference Coverage
Total thyroidectomy more likely with younger thyroid cancer patients
Key clinical point: Younger patients with differentiated thyroid cancer were more likely to undergo total thyroidectomy and receive radioactive...
Guidelines
Enhanced thyroid cancer guidelines expected in 2015
News
Moderate THST linked to improved survival in thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Only moderate thyroid hormone suppressive therapy is associated with better outcomes in all stages of differentiated thyroid...
News
No survival benefit of RAI seen in early-stage thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Radioactive iodine appears to offer the best survival impact in patients with advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Major...
News
Anticoagulants sharply increase hematoma risk after thyroid, parathyroid surgery
Key clinical point: Clopidogrel and anticoagulants are risk factors for hematoma after thyroid or parathyroid surgery. Major finding: The odds of...
News
Postdiagnosis imaging common in thyroid cancer
Key clinical point: Regardless of stage, clinicians are doing more postdiagnosis imaging of thyroid cancer patients than they were in the 1990s....
News
Growth hormone replacement may prevent fractures
Key clinical point: Growth hormone replacement therapy in adults with GH deficiency may have an appealing side benefit: reduced fracture risk.
Conference Coverage
Depression, withdrawal worse when short children treated with GH
Key clinical point: The slight increase in adult height might not be worth the psychological risks of GH treatment in children.Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Mifepristone for Cushing’s brings sustained weight loss
Key clinical point: Treatment of Cushing’s syndrome with the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone results in sustained significant...
Conference Coverage
Hold the central lymph node dissection for small parathyroid tumors?
Key clinical point: Central lymph node dissection may not be needed for patients with small parathyroid tumors.Major finding: In a multivariate...