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The Association of Squamous Oesophageal Cancer and Thyroid Disease

British Journal of Cancer volume 25, pages 33–36 (1971)Cite this article

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In 178 consecutive oesophageal squamous carcinoma cases, 5% (9 cases) had had thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism or thyroid carcinoma. The incidence in males was 1% (1 case) and in females 8% (8 cases). This incidence was in excess of other known associations of oesophageal cancer and in this series, it was exceeded only by previous gastric surgery for peptic ulceration.

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  1. S J Arnott
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Arnott, S., Pearson, J., Finlayson, N. et al. The Association of Squamous Oesophageal Cancer and Thyroid Disease. Br J Cancer 25, 33–36 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1971.5

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