THYROID DISORDERS PREVALENCE IN A COHORT OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

THYROID DISORDERS PREVALENCE IN A COHORT OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

As the life expectancy prolongs, malignancy has become an important issue in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy with ongoing increase in incidence all over the world. This is a cross-sectional study that investigates the thyroid disorders and t...

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Published in:Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005) Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 324 - 328
Main Authors: Karakose, S, Cordan, I, Gonulalan, G, Karakose, M, Kurtgoz, P O, Baloglu, I, Turkmen, K, Guney, I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Romania Acta Endocrinologica Foundation 01-07-2020
Subjects:
Endocrine Care
thyroid dysfunction
thyroid cancer
renal transplant
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Summary:As the life expectancy prolongs, malignancy has become an important issue in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy with ongoing increase in incidence all over the world. This is a cross-sectional study that investigates the thyroid disorders and the prevalence of thyroid nodule and cancer in RTRs. 204 RTRs were evaluated for the thyroid diseases with ultrasonography, serum thyroid stimulating hormone, free T4, free T3 levels, anti-thyroglobulin antibody and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody levels; FNAB was carried if required. 191 patients (94.1%) had normal thyroid function. Subclinical hypothyroidism was diagnosed in 11 patients, subclinical hyperthyroidism in 1 patient and low T3 syndrome in 4 patients. The FNAB was performed in 17 (27.9%) from 61 patients with thyroid nodule. The cytological examination of biopsy materials revealed that 2 (11.8%) nodules were suspicious for malignancy, 13 (76.5%) were benign, and 2 (11.8%) with non diagnostic cytology. Thyroid cancer prevalence was 0.2% in Turkey but we detected that 0.98% of RTRs had thyroid cancer. Screening the RTRs for thyroid disorders is necessary, so that early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of thyroid disease and cancer may improve the quality of life.
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ISSN:1841-0987
1843-066X
DOI:10.4183/aeb.2020.324