Papillary thyroid carcinoma: does the association with Hashimoto's thyroiditis affect the clinicopathological characteristics of the disease?

INTRODUCTION: Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant thyroid neoplasm. The effect of the concurrent presence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and papillary thyroid carcinoma remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between Hashimoto's thyroiditis and clinicopatholo...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Main Authors:	Fábio Muradás Girardi, Marinez Bizarro Barra, Cláudio Galleano Zettler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-06-01
Subjects:	Neoplasias da glândula tireoide Prognóstico Carcinoma papilar
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000300283&lng=en&tlng=en