Thyroid cancer associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis: similarities and differences in an endemic area

Abstract Background Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune lymphocytic thyroiditis and is the most common form of thyroid inflammatory diseases. The association of HT with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been described. PTC is the most common form of malignancy associated with HT. When pa...

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Main Authors: Osama Hussein, Khaled Abdelwahab, Omar Hamdy, Shadi Awny, Nermin A. Megahed, Mohamed T. Hafez, Amr F. Elalfi, Mahmoud Abdelaziz, Khaled Gaballah, Mohamed Abdelkhalek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43046-020-0017-9

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