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Thyroid surgery can reduce snoring, other sleep apnea symptoms
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Obstructive sleep apnea, caused by narrowing or blockage of the airways when a person is asleep affects about 20 percent of the population. Typically a person with OSA will begin snoring loudly on
falling asleep. If not treated, obstructive sleep apnea can increase a person's risk of death. It is not clear whether an enlarged thyroid gland, known as a goiter, can worsen cause or worsen symptoms of OSA by compressing the airway.
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Study: OTC thyroid supplements can be dangerous
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A study of over-the-counter thyroid supplements found that several of the products could deliver high doses of thyroid hormones, and in some cases contained more than the human body needs in a day. Investigators in the study bought 10 different thyroid supplements from stores and websites and evaluated
their chemical components. Analysis revealed that nine of the supplements contained a hormone called triiodothyronine, or T3, and five of those would deliver at least 50 percent of the total amount of the hormone that the human body produces in a day. Four of the 10 supplements contained a hormone called thyroxine, or T4. Some had twice as much T4 as an adult needs in a day.
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Management of medullary thyroid cancer remains challenging
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Medullary thyroid cancer is a complex disease that presents unique challenges, speakers said here. Careful consideration of its molecular components and insight into management issues, however, can help
clinicians overcome these hurdles.
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Gene mutation increases risk of recurrent papillary thyroid cancer in some patients
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Individuals with advanced papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) that are associated with the BRAFV600E gene mutation have a higher risk of recurrent disease and progression to more advanced, poorly differentiated thyroid cancer, according to data presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association. An understanding of the biological processes that underlie this progression could lead to the development of more
effective therapies.
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Screening pregnant women for autoimmune thyroid disease is cost-effective
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Reduced thyroid function during pregnancy can have adverse effects on both the mother and fetus, including increased risk of miscarriage and preterm labor. Thyroid autoimmunity also puts the mother at increased risk of developing postpartum thyroiditis and hypothyroidism in the future. While screening of high-risk women for thyroid dysfunction is recommended, universal screening of pregnant women remains controversial.
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•Graves’ disease is the primary cause of hyperthyroidism.
•Graves’ disease is characterized by the presence of thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI).
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Treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism is beneficial in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment
Clinical Thyroidology for Patients
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Subclinical hypothyroidism, where there is an increase in serum TSH but normal thyroid hormone levels, is common. However, since many patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not have any symptoms, it is controversial who should be offered treatement. Pregnant women with hypothyroidism, either subclinical or overt hypothyroidism, are at increased risk of miscarriages and premature deliveries. This is true whether the pregnancy
occurs naturally or as a result of in-vitro fertilization. Some studies have shown that treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy helps decrease the risk of miscarriage. The goal of this study was to determine if levothyroxine treatment of infertile women with subclinical hypothyroidism before undergoing in-vitro fertilization would decrease the risk of miscarriage.
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Glitazone pretreatment can boost efficacy of radioiodine therapy in
metastatic thyroid cancer
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Repeated radio-ablation therapy with iodine-131 to treat metastatic thyroid cancer can be less effective than
the initial round of treatment due to de-differentiation of the cancer cells as the disease progresses, making them less sensitive to I-131. Glitazones, a class of PPARg drugs capable of re-differentiating the cancer cells, can enhance their I-131 uptake. Long-term use of these agents for treatment of diabetes has been linked to cardiovascular side effects.
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Enlarged cervical lymph nodes may signal thyroid cancer
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The appearance of enlarged cervical lymph nodes on ultrasound boosted the predictive value of diagnosing thyroid cancer in suspicious nodules, according to data
presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association. Although easy to spot during ultrasonographic assessment of thyroid nodules, the relationship between enlarged cervical lymph nodes and risk for thyroid cancer remains unknown, researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans said.
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Can nodules with a benign sonographic appearance be left alone without biopsy?
Clinical Thyroidology
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There are several published studies that show that
a combination of sonographic features such as
solid texture, hypoechogenicity, microcalcifications,
macrocalcifications, and intranodular vascularity
predict that a nodule is more likely to be malignant. Additional studies have shown that some
sonographic patterns are associated with benign
nodules. It is unclear whether these benign
sonographic characteristics are sufficient to justify
the decision not biopsying a nodule >1 cm. Bonavita
et al. demonstrated that a nodule with four
characteristic morphologic patterns (spongiform,
cyst with colloid clot, "giraffe" pattern, and "white
knight" pattern) were 100 percent specific for benignity.
This study tests the reliability of the four sonographic
patterns to identify benign thyroid nodules.
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