Vnitr Lek 2023, 69(5):312-315 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2023.061

Differentiated thyroid cancer - possible risks of treatment, suppressive therapy and adherence to current recommendations

Petra Němčíková1, 2, Ludmila Brunerová1, 3
1 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha
2 Oddělení nukleární medicíny Nemocnice České Budějovice
3 Interní klinika FNKV a 3. LF UK Praha

Thyroid carcinoma (TC) is rare and represents 1-2 % of all human tumors. The incidence of TC has been increasing worldwide. TC comprises of a heterogeneous group of tumours with variable biological activity. Women are mostly affected. TC can be divided in differentiated TC/DTCs (papillary - PTC, follicular - FTC, from Hürthle cells - HCC), medullary carcinoma - MTC and anaplastic thyroid cancer - ATC. In this article, we focus on possible pitfalls of suppression therapy (cardiovascular, bone and mental), particularly in low-risk patients, and we discuss the data on the adherence to guidelines for suppression therapy in DTC.

Keywords: differentiated thyroid cancer, supression therapy, adherence, risks.

Accepted: August 24, 2023; Published: September 12, 2023  Show citation

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Němčíková P, Brunerová L. Differentiated thyroid cancer - possible risks of treatment, suppressive therapy and adherence to current recommendations. Vnitr Lek. 2023;69(5):312-315. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2023.061.
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