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ea0037ep916 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma prevalence in the Graves' disease; Akdeniz University experience

Balci Mustafa Kemal , Koyuncu Birsen Unsal , Arik Safiye , Arici Cumhur , Sari Ramazan , Altunbas Hasan Ali

Objective: The frequency of differentiated thyroid cancer in the Graves’ disease are controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid cancers in patients operated because of Graves’ disease.Subjects and methods: Sixty-six patients in whom thyroidectomy was performed because of Graves’ disease between 2001 and 2012 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients who had received radioactive iodine treatment and externa...