Open AccessNodules in Autoimmune Thyroiditis Are Associated With Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Surgical Series But Not in Cytological Series: Evidence for Selection Bias
Author(s) -
Maria Grazia Castagna,
Valentina Belardini,
Silvia Memmo,
Fabio Maino,
Andrea Di Santo,
Paolo Toti,
Anton Ferdinando Carli,
Giuseppe Caruso,
Furio Pacini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-1302
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cancer , thyroid nodules , malignancy , thyroid , thyroiditis , goiter , gastroenterology , pathology
The association of thyroid cancer and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) has been widely addressed, with conflicting results in surgical and cytological series, likely affected by selection bias.
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