Hipotiroidismo y Carcinoma epidermoide?

Hypothyroidism May Be Associated with SCC

Dermatol Surg; ePub 2017 Aug 8; Ahadiat, et al

August 30, 2017

Patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are more likely to have a history of hypothyroidism than the general population, a recent study found. Therefore, researchers conclude that hypothyroidism may be linked to the development of cutaneous SCC. A retrospective review was performed for patients seen at the University of Southern California with cutaneous SCC. Chart review was conducted for the presence of hypothyroidism and thyroid replacement therapy before the diagnosis of SCC for each patient. Multiple prevalence studies were gathered from the literature for comparison, reporting the prevalence of overt and subclinical hypothyroidism in the general US population and/or elderly US population. They found:

• Of the 265 patients diagnosed with SCC of the skin, 61 (23%) were found to have a preceding diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
• The prevalence of hypothyroidism among the population of SCC patients was significantly greater than the prevalence of hypothyroidism (overt and subclinical) in any general and/or elderly US population reported.

Citation:

Ahadiat O, Higgins S, Trodello C, Talmor G, Kokot N, Wysong A. Hypothyroidism potentially linked to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Retrospective study at a single tertiary academic medical center. [Published online ahead of print August 8, 2017]. Dermatol Surg. doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000001241.

Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock

Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

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2208-8206

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