Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Despite numerous studies, the biological association between chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) and differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has not been elucidated yet. The aim of the study was to assess whether the presence of CLT exerts any influence on clinical or histological presentation of DTC.Materials and methods: Complete medical records of 907 consecutive patients with DTC treated at a single tertiary care department of endocrinolo...