Thyroid Disorders in the Elderly: An Overall Summary

• Autores: Kevin Higgins
• Localización: Clinics in geriatric medicine, ISSN 0749-0690, Vol. 34, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 259-277
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Thyroid nodules are very common, and the workup should be tailored to risk.

    Thyroid cancer in the elderly tends to be more aggressive and surgery risk is greater based on performance status, and physiologic, not chronologic age.

    Thyroid biochemical abnormalities in the elderly are common, and can be mistakenly attributed to the normal process of aging.