Impact of autoimmune thyroiditis on the aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma and new cytological diagnostic criteria
Background. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) coexisting with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) remains a controversial issue in thyroidology. The need to identify new cytomorphological criteria for malignancy in the context of chronic inflammation is critical to avoid false-positive diagnoses. The purpose was to investiga...