Abstract Title:

Breast cancer in association with thyroid disorders.

Abstract Source:

Life Sci. 1982 Dec 13;31(24):2693-7. PMID: 12927040

Abstract Author(s):

Orhan Turken, Yavuz NarIn, Sezai DemIrbas, M Emin Onde, Ozkan Sayan, E Gokhan KandemIr, Mustafa YaylacI, Ahmet Ozturk

Article Affiliation:

GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Medical Oncology Department, KadIkoy, Istanbul, Turkey. [email protected]

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The relationship between breast cancer and thyroid diseases is controversial. Discrepant results have been reported in the literature. The incidences of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases were investigated in patients with breast cancer and age-matched control individuals without breast or thyroid disease. METHODS: Clinical and ultrasound evaluation of thyroid gland, determination of serum thyroid hormone and antibody levels, and fine-needle aspiration of thyroid gland were performed in 150 breast cancer patients and 100 control individuals. RESULTS: The mean values for anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies were significantly higher in breast cancer patients than in control individuals (P = 0.030). The incidences of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases were higher in breast cancer patients than in control individuals (38% versus 17%, P = 0.001; 26% versus 9%, P = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate an increased prevalence of autoimmune and nonautoimmune thyroid diseases in breast cancer patients.

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