Interstitial Fibrosis as a Common Counterpart of Histopathological Risk Factors in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis.

Although the relationship of interstitial fibrosis and prognosis of other cancer types has been discussed, there are few studies in the literature regarding its effect on the prognosis of papillary microcarcinoma. Our results show that interstitial fibrosis can be used as a risk factor. However, new studies are needed to clearly reveal the physiopathology of interstitial fibrosis and its effect on tumorigenesis.