title: Two cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid associated with psychosis and violence.
abstract: Two cases are described in which serious violent acts occurred during the course of a psychotic illness and in which papillary carcinoma of the thyroid was later diagnosed. Several possible explanations are examined, including a suggestion that neuroendocrine changes reportedly associated with violence may have allowed existing thyroid cancers to grow so as to become clinically apparent.
authors.affiliation: Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Qld.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Stedman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007237:Infanticide; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence