Does hyperthyroidism worsen prognosis of thyroid carcinoma? A retrospective analysis on 2820 consecutive thyroidectomies

BACKGROUND: Hyperthyroidism is associated with high incidence of thyroid carcinoma; furthermore, tumors arisen in hyperthyroid tissue show an aggressive behavior. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroid-stimulating antibodies, present in Graves’s disease, seem to play a key role in carcinogene...

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Published in:J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Main Authors: Medas, Fabio, Erdas, Ernico, Canu, Gian Luigi, Longheu, Alessandro, Pisano, Giuseppe, Tuveri, Massimiliano, Calò, Pietro Giorgio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778700/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29357932
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-018-0254-2
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