Carcinoma in hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule in recurrent hyperthyroidism.
A patient with an invasive thyroid carcinoma located within a hot thyroid nodule is reported. Only four similar cases have been described in the literature. It is emphasized that a hot thyroid nodule per se should not be used as an argument against the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma.
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*