Thyroid autonomy (Plummer's disease) with contralateral malignancy--mere coincidence?
A patient with an autonomously functioning nodule in the left lobe and a papillary carcinoma in the right lobe of the thyroid gland is described. Some evidence suggests the association to be more than coincidental.
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy