Encapsulated insular carcinoma of the thyroid arising in graves' disease: report of a case and review of the literature.
Insular carcinoma represents a rather rare form of thyroid cancer. Total encapsulation and history of hyperthyroidism are even extremely rarer events with only a few cases reported in the literature. This article reports an insular carcinoma of the thyroid in a 51-year-old woman, displaying these features and pulmonary metastasis with no cervical lymph node involvement.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran. foroughf@yahoo.com
Forough
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Foroughi
Navid
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Saadat
Mohammad Taghi
MT
Salehian
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000378:metabolism; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000175:diagnosis; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000378:metabolism; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D002116:Calcitonin; D013954:Thyroglobulin