Association between Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Papillary Thyroid Cancer: a Single Center Experience

PURPOSE: To investigate the association between papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). DESIGN: This study is a retrospective study that conducted during 7 consecutive years with a median 119.5 months follow-up. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Patients who underwent thyroidectomy in Dokuz Eylül University Hospital during 7 consecutive years were included. Patients’ demographics, biochemical, radiological, and pathological results were retrospectively assessed. RESULTS: Four hundred sixty nine patients were evaluated. Among 469 patients who underwent thyroidectomy, 132 (28.1%) were malignant, while 182 patients were diagnosed with HT (38.8%). PTC was ranked first at 92.4% (n: 122). The prevalence of HT was 54.9% in patients with PTC and 33.1% in patients without PTC diagnosis (p