Thyroid cancer in patients with acromegaly: a case–control study

Several studies have associated acromegaly with an increased risk of benign and malignant tumors. While simple and multinodular goiters are common findings in acromegaly, the prevalence of thyroid cancer is uncertain. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of thyroid cancer in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pituitary 2013-03, Vol.16 (1), p.109-114
Hauptverfasser:	dos Santos, Maíra Cristina Carvalho, Nascimento, Gilvan Cortês, Nascimento, Ana Gisélia Cortês, Carvalho, Viviane Chaves, Lopes, Maria Honorina Cordeiro, Montenegro, Renan, Vilar, Lucio, Albano, Mônica Fiterman, Alves, Alice Regina Vasconcelos, Parente, Conceição Veiga, dos Santos Faria, Manuel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acromegaly Acromegaly - complications Acromegaly - diagnosis Acromegaly - epidemiology Adult Age Benign Biopsy Carcinoma Case-Control Studies Endocrinology Female Goiter Hospitals Human Physiology Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nodules Pituitary Sex Statistical analysis thyroid cancer Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology Thyroid Neoplasms - etiology Tumors Ultrasonography Ultrasound
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