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In patients with thyroid cancer of follicular cell origin, a family history of nonmedullary thyroid cancer in one first-degree relative is associated with more aggressive disease.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jan 2012
Mazeh Haggi, Benavidez Joy, Poehls Jennifer L, Youngwirth Linda, Chen Herbert, Sippel Rebecca S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: About 5% of nonmedullary thyroid cancers (NMTCs) are familial. Most patients with a family history of thyroid cancer do not meet the definition of familial NMTC (FNMTC; two or more affected family members). The aim of this study was to determine whether patients with a family history of NMTC, but who do not meet the definition of FNMTC, have more aggressive disease. METHODS: A database of 1502...
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