Angiosarcoma of the thyroid and concurrent hyperthyroidism.
We describe the exceptional association of an angiosarcoma of the thyroid and hyperthyroidism in a 74-year-old woman who presented with a toxic multinodular goiter of recent growth. This association reported in two other cases may not be fortuitous but due a vascular effect of the angiosarcoma contributing to the development of thyrotoxicosis. This case also illustrates the diagnostic difficulties and the poor prognosis of this tumor.
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Department of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, University Hospital UCL of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Schroeyers
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Delos
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Michel
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Donckier
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology