Familial papillary thyroid cancer; A male case with breast and thyroid cancer and his three sisters with thyroid cancer: A case series and review of the literature.

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ABSTRACT: Thyroid cancer is the most widespread endocrine malignancy. Of all the cases of thyroid cancer, approximately 95% arise from follicular cells. Familial non-medullary thyroid cancers constitute 3-9% of all the reported cases of thyroid cancer and are diagnosed by the presence of two or more first-degree relatives with cancer. Most familial cases of non-medullary thyroid cancer are caused by papillary...

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