Coexistence of Histologically Confirmed Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis with Different Stages of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Consecutive Chinese Cohort

Purpose. To determine the relationship between Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and all stages of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with or without local lymph node metastasis (LNM). Methods. We conducted a retrospective study of thyroidectomies from 2008–2013 in First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Med...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyun Liu, Lijun Zhu, Dai Cui, Zhixiao Wang, Huanhuan Chen, Yu Duan, Meiping Shen, Yunsong Wu, Rong Rong, Zhihong Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Jiawei Chen, Erik K. Alexander, Tao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/769294