BACKGROUND There is limited information about the medium to long-term health-related quality of life (QOL) in thyroid cancer patients after initial therapy and the existing studies suffer from limitations. The aim of the study was to assess the determinants of medium-term QOL after the initial therapy. METHODS Following a total thyroidectomy, 88 thyroid cancer patients received either rhTSH o...

Background: When whole-body scintigraphy (WBS) is negative despite elevated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels, the value of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of recurrent and metastatic thyroid cancer is well documented. An experimental study by Petrich and colleagues (2002) showed that thyrotropin (TSH) levels >0.3 μg/L with equivocal or negative WBS showed an increased level of FDG uptake after recombin...

Acute hypothyroidism induced by thyroid hormone withdrawal in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer during monitoring for remnant or metastatic disease, seriously affects multiple organs and systems, and especially in severe cases can impair quality of life. Indeed, it may induce untoward cardiovascular effects and can be hazardous in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease, parti...

INTRODUCTION A particularly challenging case of concurrent acromegaly and follicular thyroid carcinoma in a patient of the Clinic of Endocrinology, UJCM in Krakow is discussed. CASE DESCRIPTION A 59-year-old male with post total thyroidectomy performed in 2005 and histopathologically confirmed metastases of the follicular thyroid carcinoma to the lungs was admitted to the Clinic in April 2006...

UNLABELLED Salivary gland side effects (SSEs) can be a source of significant morbidity in thyroid cancer patients receiving radioactive iodine (RAI) for remnant ablation or therapy. However, the incidence, time course, and ultimate resolution of SSEs that develop in the first few months after a single administered activity of RAI for remnant ablation has not be adequately defined. METHODS We ...

Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common neoplasm of the endocrine system. In 2011, the standardized incidence rate in Poland was 7.4 for women and 1.7 for men [1]. This rate is characterized by a steady increase. However, it is not accompanied by an increase in mortality [2,3]. On the contrary, a significant reduction is observed due to diagnosing cancer at earlier stages and improved treatment ...