Hipotireoidismo após ressecção de tumor struma ovarii: relato de caso

Struma ovarii é um tumor infreqüente com poucos relatos de casos abordando detalhadamente a função tireoidiana. Na maioria dos casos têm sido demonstrado que o struma ovarii produz hipertireoidismo, entretando não existe relatos de desenvolvimento de hipotireoidismo após a retirada deste tumor. Uma mulher branca de 62 anos foi submetida a oforectomia direita com diagnóstico anatomopatológico de struma ovarii. Após seis dias da cirurgia, a paciente desenvolveu fraqueza, mialgia, sonolência, náusea e hipotensão arterial. Exames laboratoriais demonstraram níveis elevados de hormônio tireo-estimulante (TSH) e baixos de T3 e T4. Foi iniciado terapia de reposição de tiroxina e a paciente recuperou seus parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais. Não existe, até o momento, relato de hipotireoidismo seguindo a exerese de struma ovarii. Este é o primeiro caso de uma mulher com função tireoidiana prévia normal que desenvolveu hipotireoidismo clínico após a ressecção de um tumor ovariano struma ovarii.Struma ovarii is an infrequent ovarian tumor, and there are only few reports with detailed data of thyroid function. In several cases, malignant struma ovarii have been shown to produce hyperthyroidism, but there is no reported case of hypothyroidism following struma ovarii tumor resection. A 62-year-old white woman underwent right ovary resection that had a pathologic diagnosis of struma ovarii. After 6 days, she developed weakness, myalgia, somnolence, nausea, and arterial hypotension. Laboratory tests showed a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and a decreased level thyroxin. Thyroxin replacement therapy was initiated, and the patient became completely asymptomatic. This is the first reported case of a previously asymptomatic woman who developed a definite clinical hypothyroidism after resection of a struma ovarii tumor

High prevalence of iodine deficiency in pregnant women living in adequate iodine area

Objectives: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with obstetric and neonatal adverse outcomes. Serum thyroglobulin (sTg) and thyroid volume (TV) are optional tools to urinary iodine concentration (UIC) for defining iodine status. This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the iodine status of pregnant women living in iodine-adequate area by spot UIC and correlation with sTg, TV and thyroid function. Methods: Two hundred and seventy-three pregnant women were evaluated at three trimesters. All had no previous thyroid disease, no iodine supplementation and negative thyroperoxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies. Thyroid function and sTg were measured using electrochemiluminescence immunoassays. TV was determined by ultrasonography; UIC was determined using a modified Sandell–Kolthoff method. Results: Median UIC was 146 μg/L, being 52% iodine deficient and only 4% excessive. TSH values were 1.50 ± 0.92, 1.50 ± 0.92 and 1.91 ± 0.96 mIU/L, respectively, in each trimester (P = 0.001). sTg did not change significantly during trimesters with median 11.2 ng/mL and only 3.3% had above 40 ng/mL. Mean TV was 9.3 ± 3.4 mL, which positively correlated with body mass index, but not with sTg. Only 4.5% presented with goitre. When pregnant women were categorized as iodine deficient (UIC < 150 μg/L), adequate (≥150 and <250 μg/L) and excessive (≥250 μg/L), sTg, thyroid hormones and TV at each trimester showed no statistical differences. Conclusions: Iodine deficiency was detected frequently in pregnant women living in iodine-adequate area. sTg concentration and TV did not correlate to UIC. Our observation also demonstrated that the Brazilian salt-iodization programme prevents deficiency, but does not maintain iodine status within adequate and recommended ranges for pregnant women