ADULT WOMEN WITH PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer of papillary type have an increasing incidence on women of reproductive age but also in menopause, possible related to new triggers that act as endocrine disruptors which are more or less described until this moment or possible related to the increased accessibility to thyroid ultrasound. The incidence of non-medullary thyroid cancer in women is 3 times higher than in males so the influence of estrogens seems rational. Yet, some meta-analyses did not confirm a direct link with estrogens exposure during reproductive years. Thyroid cancer is also diagnosed in menopause which is a low estrogens status thus other risk factors should be taken into consideration; among these obesity and smoking are frequently incriminated. We aim to introduce a two cases series of adult females with differentiated thyroid carcinoma which was diagnosed from an initial routine ultrasound.

Keywords

• thyroid cancer
• ultrasound
• thyroid nodule