- A Case of Painless Thyroiditis Followed by Graves' Disease.
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Gyeong Jae Na, Ji Hyun Kim, Se Yoon Park, Ki Won Kim, Hee Ja Ko, Sung Wan Jeon, Yeo Joo Kim, Sang Jin Kim
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Endocrinol Metab. 2012;27(2):147-150. Published online June 20, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2012.27.2.147
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- A 30-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of fatigue, palpitation and severe weakness of both legs. The admission laboratory findings revealed thyrotoxicosis, and 131I thyroid scintigraphic imaging revealed a low radioactive iodine uptake. He was treated for painless thyroiditis for about 4 months. However, thyrotoxic state had continued and radioactive iodine uptake was markedly increased in the follow up scan. Painless thyroiditis often relapses, but rarely develops into Graves' disease. This is a rare case in which painless thyroiditis was followed by Graves' disease.
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So Hyun Park, Il Seong Nam-Goong, Young Il Kim, Yun Sun Kim, Yung Min Kim, Eun Sook Kim
Journal of Korean Thyroid Association.2015; 8(1): 113. CrossRef
- Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Manifesting as an Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule.
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Ji Hyun Kim, Gyeong Jae Na, Ki Won Kim, Hee Ja Ko, Sung Wan Jeon, Yeo Joo Kim, Sang Jin Kim, Hyeun Duk Jo, Chang Jin Kim
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Endocrinol Metab. 2012;27(1):59-62. Published online March 1, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2012.27.1.59
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- Hyperfunctioning thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Hence, radionuclide imaging of thyroid hot nodules usually suggests a benign tumor, and less than 4% of cases have been reported as malignant. We would like to present a case of a hyperfunctioning papillary thyroid carcinoma that was initially treated with radioactive iodine. A 58-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for palpable thyroid nodule and a 5-kg weight loss within 6 months. Thyroid function test revealed thyrotoxicosis, and thyroid autoantibodies were absent. 99mTc thyroid scintigraphy showed a 2 x 2 cm-sized hyperactive hot nodule at the left lobe. Despite radioactive iodine treatment with a dose of 10 mCi 131I, thyroid function did not improve. Fine needle aspiration revealed papillary thyroid cancer. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy. Although clinical features and thyroid scans suggest a benign nodule, the possibility of malignancy should not be ruled out. Malignant thyroid hot nodules are rare; however, its possibility should be taken into account. Therefore, we suggest that ruling out malignancy by existing diagnostic guidelines can misdiagnose even a typical case with benign features. As thyroid nodule detection is getting sensitive and accurate, we present this case to discuss whether additional diagnostic approaches would be necessary for thyroid nodules.
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Won Sang Yoo, Hoon Sung Choi
International Journal of Thyroidology.2019; 12(1): 35. CrossRef - Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presented as a Hot Nodule with Hyperthyroidism
Sung Hye Kong, Seo Young Lee, Ye Seul Yang, Jae Hoon Moon
International Journal of Thyroidology.2016; 9(1): 47. CrossRef
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