title: Occurrence of papillary carcinoma in a hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule: report of a case and diagnostic considerations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, M.G. Vannini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moscogiuri
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Taviani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donati
mesh_terms: 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*