Thyroid cancer in uremic patients.
BACKGROUND
The combination of thyroid cancer and secondary uremic hyperparathyroidism has thus far been reported in only 25 cases.


METHODS
Here we report our experience of 19 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy.


RESULTS
Thyroid nodules were present in five patients (26.3%), including one with a benign nodule and four with papillary thyroid cancer (21.1%).


CONCLUSIONS
Our experience suggests that, in order to make a correct diagnosis, clinicians should consider the possibility of thyroid cancer in uremic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Hatada
T
T
Second Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
Okada
K
K
Ishii
H
H
Ichii
S
S
Utsunomiya
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*