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ea0037ep1140 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2015

Vitamin D receptor and progesterone receptor expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Yavropoulou Maria , Panayotou Gregory , Topouridou Konstantina , Panteliadou Anastasia , Karayannopoulou Georgia , Zaraboukas Thomas , Goropoulos Apostolos , Yovos John , Pazaitou Kaliopi

Background: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) and progesterone receptor (PR) expression have been described before in papillary thyroid carcinoma but data regarding association of this expression with tumour histological characteristics are scarce.Materials and methods: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens from adult patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), who underwent total thyroidectomy from 2009 to September 2012 were retrieved. Data regarding...