CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY
SEPTEMBER 2009
VOLUME 21 ISSUE 9
Editor: Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EDITOR’S COMMENTS
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THYROID HORMONE TSH levels are altered by the timing of levothyroxine administration
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THYROID FUNCTION IN PREGNANCY At serum hCG concentrations >400,000 IU/L, TSH is consistently suppressed, and hCG concentrations >200,000 do not lead to symptoms of hyperthyroidism
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THYROID CANCER The optimal time to identify residual thyroid tissue or persistent differentiated thyroid cancer on a posttreatment whole-body scan is 3 to 6 days after therapeutic radioiodine is administered
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THYROID CANCER Higher serum TSH levels correlate with a higher incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer and extrathyroidal extension of tumor in elderly patients
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THYROID CANCER Surgery for thyroid cancer increases the survival rate and enhances the quality of life of elderly patients providing they are well enough to tolerate surgery
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CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY, published online monthly, is a broad-ranging look at the clinical and preclinical thyroid literature. The Editor searches the world literature for excellent thyroid studies and then summarizes them and provides expert commentary. Please send editorial questions to Dr. Mazzaferri at editorclinthy@thyroid.org.
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