Carcinoma in Graves' disease.
Association of thyroid carcinoma in thyrotoxicosis is uncommon. Preoperative diagnosis of such association is difficult. In a retrospective study of 49 operated cases of Graves' disease (GD) such an association was found in four patients. Findings of a palpable nodule, calcification and a cold nodule on scanning in Graves' disease should increase suspicion for such an association and a frozen section study should be underken in all these cases during surgery to exclude possible co-existing malignancy.
Thakur
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Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
Sharma
A K
AK
Agarwal
A
A
Mishra
S K
SK
Bhatia
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E
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis