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ea0037ep917 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

Association of papillary thyroid cancer with thyroid autoimmunity

Mintziori Gesthimani , Adamidou Fotini , Eustathiadou Zoe , Panagiotou Athanasios , Anagnostis Panagiotis , Kita Marina

Introduction: Although the association between thyroid autoimmunity and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is supported by clinical studies, evidence to their pathophysiologic link and causal relationship is lacking. Moreover, there is a paucity of data regarding the association of thyroid autoimmunity with the less common types of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The aim of the current paper was to investigate the association of autoimmunity and PTC vs follicular or medull...