ea0049ep1407 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017
Marotta Vincenzo
, Sciammarella Concetta
, Chiofalo Maria Grazia
, Gambardella Claudio
, Bellevicine Claudio
, Grasso Marica
, Conzo Giovanni
, Botti Gerardo
, Losito Simona
, Troncone Giancarlo
, Pezzullo Luciano
, Colao Annamaria
, Faggiano Antongiulio
Introduction: Due to the absence of randomized controlled trials, management of low risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), which represents the most commonly diagnosed form of thyroid malignancy, remains controversial. Hashimotos thyroiditis (HT) is significantly more frequent in patients with PTC, as compared with subjects carrying benign lesions as well as different tumour histotypes. Despite still controversial, HT is considered a protective factor in PTC being associat...