Between PTC group without acromegaly and APTC, galectin 3 and IGF1 expression was significantly higher in acromegalic patients (p<0.01 for all) while RAS was predominantly higher in PTC patients without acromegaly (p<0.01).
No differences in age, sex, initial growth hormone (GH) and IGF-1 percentage of the upper limit of normal values or treatment modalities were observed between patients with and without PTC.