Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid cancer (TC) is one of the most frequent neoplasia diagnosed in general population with an estimated incidence of 6.6 cases per 100.000 and mortality of 0.43 cases per 100.000. Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), which includes papillary (PTC) and follicular cancer (FTC), comprises the large majority (up to 90%) of all thyroid cancer cases. At the moment etiology of TC is not completely understood, with multiple genetic and epigenetic factor that are thought to be impo...