IODINE STATUS IN PREGNANT WOMEN AFTER A DECADE OF UNIVERSAL SALT IODIZATION IN ROMANIA.

Objective: To assess iodine status (median urinary iodine concentration) in 118 pregnant women during the third trimester from endemic or non-endemic areas, a decade after implementation of Universal Salt Iodization in Romania.

Subjects And Methods: One hundred and eighteen pregnant women in the third trimester were included in the study group (age range: 16 - 46 years, mean age: 28.78 years).

THYROID METASTASIS FROM CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA OF THE KIDNEY 16 YEARS AFTER NEPHRECTOMY.

The thyroid gland is one of the most vascularized organs in the body. However, metastatic disease to the thyroid gland is rare. When it does occur kidney is the most common primary tumor site, followed by melanoma, lung, breast, esophagus, uterus and colon carcinoma.

Amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction in cardiac patients from areas with iodine deficiency.

Unlabelled: Amiodarone via iodine excess can determine thyroid dysfunction.

Aim: to assess thyroid dysfunction in patients treated with amiodarone, according to previous daily iodine intake.

Material And Methods: 63 patients treated with amiodarone were assessed.