Arch. Endocrinol. Metab. 2015;59(6):479-481
Thyroid ultrasound: beyond the diagnosis of thyroid nodules
DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000145
In this issue of the Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, there are two articles in which thyroid ultrasound was used to clarify some physiopathological aspects of the thyroid, evidencing the notable usefulness of this method beyond its routine use in the diagnosis of nodules and thyroiditis.
The first article, “Should human chorionic gonadotropine treatment increase thyroid volume?”, by Ayten Oguz and cols. from the Sutcu Iman University in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, presents a very interesting and pioneering observation showing that the administration of human chorionic (hCG) in the treatment of isolate hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) in men induced increased thyroid volume ().
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