Occurrence of papillary carcinoma in a hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule: report of a case and diagnostic considerations.
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid occurring within a hyperfunctioning nodule is an extremely rare disorder. A case in a woman is reported. We believe that diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to be used in the case of a hot thyroid nodule must take this possible occurrence into account.
Castelli
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Department of Endocrinology, M.G. Vannini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Taviani
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Donati
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*