title: Pathological Findings of the Thyroid Tissue in a Patient with Euthyroid Graves' Disease.
abstract: Euthyroid Graves' disease (EGD) is a rare condition marked by the onset of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) in the absence of thyroid dysfunction. The pathogenesis of EGD remains unclear, and a consistent view of the pathological findings of the thyroid tissue has yet to be determined. We herein report a case of EGD in a 34-year-old woman with papillary carcinoma treated with total thyroidectomy. The entire thyroid specimen was investigated, and the thyroid tissue appeared normal. In this report, we discuss the relationship between the pathogenesis of TAO and thyroid dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Jaeduk
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshimura Noh
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kozaki
authors.forename: Toshu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D049970:Graves Ophthalmopathy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin / Q000276:immunology*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin