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Introduction Thyroid nodules are a very frequent problem in routine clinical practice ( 1 , 2 ). In regions with past or current iodine insufficiency, such as many European countries, the prevalence of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules
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Introduction Altered neuroendocrine intercellular communication is an important integrative hallmark of aging and is associated with the functional decline in aging ( 1 ). In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that thyroid state
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Scope of the Document During the last decades, the incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is continuously rising in Europe and is estimated as high as 9 and 3 cases per 100,000 person-years in the female and male population
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Introduction Thyroid hormones (THs, namely, the prohormone thyroxine T4 and its active form, triiodothyronine T3) play pivotal roles in diverse aspects of life, mainly during development, when they regulate skeletal growth, cardiac function
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Introduction In serum, thyroid hormone (TH) is mainly bound to transport proteins. The major proportion of circulating TH, 75% of T 4 and 70% of T 3 is bound to thyroxine-binding globulin [TBG; HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee approved name
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Introduction Subacute thyroiditis, also referred to as granulomatous or De Quervain’s thyroiditis, is a spontaneously remitting, inflammatory disorder of the thyroid gland [ 1 - 3 ]. Patients usually present with tenderness and enlargement of
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Graphical abstract Introduction Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common pediatric endocrine malignancy. While long-term disease-specific survival approaches 100% for children and adolescents ( 1 , 2 ), recurrence
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and the pattern of occurrence of cancers would be expected. The thyroid is particularly unusual both in its growth pattern and in the behaviour of its cancers. To explore the relationship between thyroid growth and thyroid cancer, evidence from several
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. In thyroidology, there have been studies of weight and thyroid cancer showing a borderline positive association between the risk of cancer and body mass index (BMI) [ 4 ] similar to the association demonstrated for a number of other types of cancer
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Introduction Thyroid nodules (TNs) are frequently found in the general population, especially among women and the elderly. Research has observed TNs in up to 70% of screened adults, with around 5% potentially harboring cancer ( 1