The Effects of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis on Differentiated Thyroid Cancers

Abstract

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) may affect the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical course and prognosis of differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC).In this study, our aim is to increase awareness in these cases by revealing the different aspects of DTCs found with HT compared to only DTCs. For this purpose, current studies with HT+DTC cases were reviewed, compared, evaluated, and their differences from DTC cases were revealed. It was determined that HT+DTC cases showed different epidemiological features compared to only DTC cases. Ultrasonography is still the most effective noninvasive diagnostic method in HT+DTC cases. Many studies have shown that the presence of HT positively affects the clinical course and prognosis of DTC. HT+DTCs shows different epidemiological features from DTCs and HT significantly affects the pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical course and prognosis of DTCs.