Abstract

NAVARRO DESPAIGNE, Daysi Antonia. Role of the thyroid hormones in benign and malignant illnesses of the thyroid, going from uncertainty to doubt. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2953.

Euthyroid goiter, benign nodular disease, and follicular cell carcinomas are common thyroid illnesses in the endocrinology service. The thyroid hormone-based treatment is prescribed for these cases. Since there is no consensus in medical literature about the indications and benefits of these hormones, it was decided to review the usefulness (risk/benefit) of the use of this therapy, for which the regulating mechanisms of formation and action of thyroid hormones were reviewed in addition to describing the likely beneficial and deleterious osseous and cardiovascular effects of suppressive thyroid hormone dose. There were also comments on the future usefulness of thyrotrophin analogues for treating these illnesses. Finally, it was recommended to analyze the indications and advantages of this therapy in endocrinology services.

Keywords : thyroid function; goiter; thyroid cancer; nodular thyroid disease; thyroid hormones.

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