ISSN: 2167-7948
Ciampolillo A, Barbaro M, Di Trani A, Patruno P and Giorgino F
The association between Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT) and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) remains controversial. The aim of this prospective study is to determine if there is a risk to develop a thyroid carcinoma in subjects affected by nodular pathology and HT. Methods: 227 subjects (192 females and 35 males) affected by thyroid nodular pathology were submitted to FNAB (Fine Needle Agobiopsy) to define the cytology of the nodules. TSH, and serum anti-thyroid antibodies were measured. If they had positive serum anti-thyroglobulin (Ab anti-TG) and/or anti-thyroperoxidase (Ab anti-TPO) antibodies and had a TSH