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Case Reports
. 2013 Winter;6(1):52-4.

Papillary thyroid cancer and ulcerative colitis

Giovanni Casella  1 , Elisabetta Antonelli  2 , Camillo Di Bella  3 , Vincenzo Villanacci  4 , Mohammad Rostami Nejad  5 , Vittorio Baldini  1 , Gabrio Bassotti  2
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Papillary thyroid cancer and ulcerative colitis

Giovanni Casella et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2013 Winter.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Colonoscopy; Thyroid cancer; Ulcerative colitis; Ultrasonography.

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A. Ultrasound appearance of right papillary thyroid carcinoma. B. Surgical specimen showing papillary thyroid carcinoma: complex and branching papillae, optical clear, with overlapping and grooved nuclei (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification x20) C. Papillary carcinoma metastatic to a lymph node (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification x4). D.Papillary thyroid carcinoma: vascular invasion (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification x10)
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