ea0049gp219 | Thyroid 3 | ECE2017
In Kim Hye
, Hyuk Kim Tae
, Nam Kim Young
, Kim Hosu
, Young Park So
, Jae Chung Yun
, Hoon Chung Jae
, Wook Kim Sun
Background: Delayed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) recovery during treatment of GravesÂ’ disease is caused by long-term excessive thyroid hormone, which results in down-regulation of pituitary thyrotropic cells. However, it is unknown whether delayed TSH recovery exists after levothyroxine (LT4) dose adjustment in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) who are taking a suppressive dose of LT4.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 97 DTC ...