FREQUENCY OF HASHIMOTO THYROIDITIS IN PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER PATIENTS AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR OUTCOME

Abstract

Introduction: There is conicting information on Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and the risk of cancer. The purpose of this study was to look at the coexistence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and HT. Aims: To aims of the study hashimoto thyroiditis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer: frequency and effect on their outcome. Material and methods: It is a retrospective review of patients who got admitted with the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer from Jan 2021 to December 2022 at MGIMS Sewagram, Maharashtra. Results: In the entire presently analyzed material, the presence of central compartment lymph node metastases was signicantly higher in patients with cancer and Hashimoto thyroiditis (PTC- HT081 (30.4 %) vs. non-HT-PTC0121 (12.8 %)). According to numerous reports, metastatic foci in cervical lymph nodes accompany both “clear” cancer forms and tumors presenting with symptoms of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. Conclusion: Analyzing this aspect, we may say that primary total thyroidectomy also limits the number of permanent complications, which in a signicant percentage of cases pose a considerable threat in the course of reoperation. In our opinion, the above-described rationale provides a foundation for considering radical surgical treatment in cases of nodular lesions being present in immunologically altered thyroid gland