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15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology

Symposia

Diabetes and cancer

ea0029s37.1 | Diabetes and cancer | ICEECE2012

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ea0029s37.2 | Diabetes and cancer | ICEECE2012

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ea0029s37.3 | Diabetes and cancer | ICEECE2012

Goiter throughout the pediatric ages

Polak M.

Goiter may be present before birth in utero, at birth or detected at any age thereafter. The goiter may be caused by increased thyrotropin (TSH) secretion resulting from hypothyroidism; antibodies that activate TSH receptors (GravesÂ’ disease) with increased thyroid hormone secretion; or TSH-independent processes, such as inflammation associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, benign and malignant tumors, and infiltrative disease.The causes of goiter in...