Obesity and Waist Circumference are Possible Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer: Correlation with Different Ultrasonography Criteria

BACKGROUND: Obesity has an important role in the pathogenesis of cancer; however, there are no clear mechanisms explaining the association between obesity and risk of thyroid cancer (TC). METHODS: It is a cross-sectional study including 184 patients with benign thyroid nodules (BN) and 19 patients w...

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Autores principales: Eissa, Marwa S, Abdellateif, Mona S, Elesawy, Yasmine F, Shaarawy, Sabry, Al-Jarhi, Ula M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7382758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32801859
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S256268

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7382758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32801859
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S256268

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