Features and outcome of differentiated thyroid carcinoma associated with Graves’ disease: results of a large, retrospective, multicenter study

Whether differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) occurring concomitantly with Graves’ disease (GD) is more aggressive and bound to a less favorable outcome is controversial. Aim of this multicenter retrospective study was to compare baseline features and outcome of DTC patients with GD (DTC/GD+) or without GD (DTC/GD−). Enrolled in this study were 579 patients referred to five endocrine units (Cagliari, Pavia, Pisa, Siena, and Varese) between 2005...