Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Coexistence of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been well documented, but causality is still a matter of debate. Pathogenetic links between PTC and AIT try to explain two theories: 1) PTC is induced or facilitated by AIT, 2) AIT is a response to PTC. It is believed that PTC associated to AIT has a better prognosis.Aims: To find out: 1) the incidence of AIT in PTC patients, 2) the course of PTC associated t...