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Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: An Association Less Understood

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), part of the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid diseases is a major cause of thyroid hypofunction worldwide. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most prevalent of all thyroid carcinomas has been associated with HT. Literature on this association are based on preoperative FNA or post thyroidectomy histopathology reports, which are subject to potential biases. Molecular, hormonal and histopathalogical basis of this association has been hypothesized, however a definite causal association has not been proved till date. This review aims to study the basis of this association and clinical features and management of HT concurrent with PTC. There are no distinctive clinical or radiological features that categorically differentiates HT concurrent with PTC from PTC or which can pick up a nodule harboring PTC in setting of HT. Smaller nodule size and radiological features like hypoechogenecity; hyper vascularity and calcification in a clinical setting of hypothyroidism have a higher odds ratio for malignancy and merit further investigations. PTC associated with HT has been seen to be less aggressive with earlier presentation with lesser chances of extra thyroidal extension and lymph nodal metastasis. The management and follow up of PTC in HT is no different from that of PTC alone. The prognosis of PTC concurrent with HT is better compared to age and stage matched PTC in terms of lower recurrence and disease free and overall survival.

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Anand, A., Singh, K.R., Kushwaha, J.K. et al. Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: An Association Less Understood. Indian J Surg Oncol 5, 199–204 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-014-0325-4

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