ea0099p371 | Thyroid | ECE2024
Sparavelli Rebecca
, Signorini Francesca
, Giannini Riccardo
, Marchetti Elio
, Santini Ferruccio
, Basolo Alessio
, Ugolini Clara
Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a disease with an indolent course, excellent overall prognosis and long-term survival. However, some PTCs are associated with an increased risk of recurrent disease and aggressive behaviour. Many exogenous factors, as obesity, could be implicated in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer but the biological mechanisms that may explain this connection have been only partially described. Potentially factors that combine overweight with th...