The incidence and aggressiveness of thyroid cancer associated with hyperthyroidism remains a subject of much controversy. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of coexisting hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer, and to determine whether cancer becomes more aggressive with different forms of hyperthyroidism.
Outcome of patients surgically treated for various forms of hyperthyroidism with differentiated thyroid cancer: experience at an endocrine center in Italy.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Brescia, c/o 2 Medicina Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili n 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy.