title: Medullary thyroid cancer and Graves' disease.
abstract: A focus of medullary thyroid cancer was found at frozen section analysis of tissue from a patient with Graves' disease undergoing thyroid lobectomy. An increased incidence of papillary-follicular thyroid cancer has been noted in Graves' disease. This report describes the unique association of medullary thyroid cancer and Graves' disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kenady
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bensema
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flueck
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy