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Massimo Terzolo1, Soraya Puglisi1, Giuseppe Reimondo1
1Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.
Abstract:
The literature on an association between acromegaly and cancer is particularly abundant on either colorectal cancer or thyroid cancer, and an endless debate is ongoing whether patients with acromegaly should be submitted to specific oncology screening and surveillance protocols. The aim of the present work is to review the most recent data on the risk of either colorectal cancer or thyroid cancer in acromegaly and discuss the opportunity for specific screening in relation to the accepted procedures in the general population.
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