ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: In rare cases, patients with thyroid hormone resistance syndrome may develop papillary thyroid cancer. There are only two reported cases of tumor development in children with this condition. Postoperative therapy is a difficult task, due to the persistent increase of thyrotropin (TSH) levels while receiving monotherapy with sodium levothyroxine, and the use of the drug in high doses leads to the development of thyrotoxicosis symptoms. Despite the...