Lithium associated thyroid cancer.
This report documents papillary cell carcinoma of the thyroid occurring in a 55-year-old woman after three-and-a-half years of lithium therapy. She presented with unilateral thyroid enlargement causing tracheal deviation. There was no clinical suspicion of malignancy and the histological findings were totally unexpected.
D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
D008094:Lithium