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Lack of association between obesity and aggressiveness of differentiated thyroid cancer

PURPOSE:
Aim of this study was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and aggressive features of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in a prospective cohort.
METHODS:
Patients with DTC were prospectively enrolled at a tertiary referral center and grouped according to their BMI. Aggressive clinic-pathological features were analyzed following the American Thyroid Association Initial Risk Stratification System score.
RESULTS:

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