Papillary thyroid cancer and ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative colitis is associated with several malignancies. Here we report one such association, a rare one, with papillary thyroid carcinoma, and discuss the possible risk factors of such an association.
Division of Internal Medicine, Desio General Hospital, Italy.
Giovanni
G
Casella
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
Elisabetta
E
Antonelli
Pathology Section, Desio General Hospital, Italy.
Camillo
C
Di Bella
2nd Pathology Section, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy.
Vincenzo
V
Villanacci
Gastroenterology and Liver disease Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad
M
Rostami Nejad
Division of Internal Medicine, Desio General Hospital, Italy.
Vittorio
V
Baldini
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
Gabrio
G
Bassotti
Colonoscopy; Thyroid cancer; Ulcerative colitis; Ultrasonography