. NEW CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THYROID CANCER The most recent issue of JCEM is filled with interesting studies on thyroid cancer. Balasubramaniam S, Ron E, Gridley G, Schneider AB, Brenner AV.( Association between Benign Thyroid and Endocrine Disorders and Subsequent Risk of Thyroid Cancer among 4.5 Million U.S. Male Veterans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 […]

Biondi B, Wartofsky L. Combination treatment with t4 and t3: toward personalized replacement therapy in hypothyroidism? J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul;97(7):2256-71. Levothyroxine therapy is the traditional lifelong replacement therapy for hypothyroid patients. Over the last several years, new evidence has led clinicians to evaluate the option of combined T(3) and T(4) treatment to improve […]

QUESTION-Dear Endotext.org,–Thank you very much for the free expert information you provide for practioners everywhere. I have a case I would like to run past an expert. A 19 y.o. female patient was sent to our endocrinology offices from her primary care provider/gynecologist due to abnormal thyroid function tests. She has complaint of significant fatigue […]

A stimulatory thyrotropin receptor antibody enhances hyaluronic Acid synthesis in graves’ orbital fibroblasts: inhibition by an igf-I receptor blocking antibody. Kumar S, Iyer S, Bauer H, Coenen M, Bahn RS. JCEM 2012 May;97(5):1681- Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is characterized by expanded volume of the orbital fat and extraocular muscle tissues and elevated levels of TSH receptor […]