title: Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid after postpartum thyroiditis.
abstract: Postpartum thyroiditis is a benign, often self-limited cause of thyroid dysfunction. This report describes the first case of papillary carcinoma arising in a woman with postpartum thyroid disease. Both clinicians and pathologists must keep a high index of suspicion in postpartum patients with persistent thyroid abnormalities, even when a previous biopsy may have disclosed benign disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: van Hoeven
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology*