Progress of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis combined with papillary thyroid carcinoma / 肿瘤研究与临床

Thyroid carcinoma is very common in clinical malignant tumors, while papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common pathological type. The chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. In recent years, a growing number of cases of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis combined with PTC are found in clinic, so the relationship between them has become a hot focus. This article will summarize the current research from epidemiology, pathogenesis and pathological morphology.