Risk factors for anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case series from a tertiary referral center for thyroid surgery and literature analysis

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    The literature shows that more than one-third of patients with ATC have a history of goiter before diagnosis (median duration, 8.5 years) and that this cancer is twice as common in areas with endemic goiter. The following MeSH terms were adopted: "anaplastic thyroid cancer risk factors" or "anaplastic thyroid carcinoma risk factors." Schmid et_al, in a 2015 review, show a statistically significant 25% higher risk of thyroid cancer in overweight individuals and a 55% higher risk of thyroid cancer in obese individuals compared to their normal-weight peers. Leitzmann et_al, in a . . .

     

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