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Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2013;6(1):52-4.

Papillary thyroid cancer and ulcerative colitis.

Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench

Giovanni Casella, Elisabetta Antonelli, Camillo Di Bella, Vincenzo Villanacci, Mohammad Rostami Nejad, Vittorio Baldini, Gabrio Bassotti

Affiliations

  1. Division of Internal Medicine, Desio General Hospital, Italy.
  2. Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
  3. Pathology Section, Desio General Hospital, Italy.
  4. 2nd Pathology Section, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy.
  5. Gastroenterology and Liver disease Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 24834246 PMCID: PMC4017492

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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