An Autobiographical Case Report on Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Positive Antithyroid Antibodies: Coincidence or Correlated?

The relationship between autoimmunity and cancer has been a gray area, with many theories but no solid proof so far. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder major cause of hypothyroidism, while papillary thyroid carcinoma the most common malignancy generally found in patients younger than 45 years age. literature on correlation these two disorders somewhat based potentially biased histopathological examination from pre-operative fine needle aspiration post-thyroidectomy samples. Although recent studies are evaluating possible holistic molecular, hormonal, foundation for this correlation, clear causal not established yet. This report illustrates author's case presentation, treatment, eventual outcome disease when she was diagnosed at age 25 years, positive antithyroid peroxidase antithyroglobulin antibodies.