Breakdown of Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodule Accompanied by Acromegaly After Octreotide Treatment

Patients with acromegaly are at increased risk of developing certain tumors, including goiter and thyroid nodules, and occasionally autonomous thyroid nodules. A 53-year-old woman presented at our hospital with untreated acromegaly. She had typical physical features of acromegaly with pituitary aden...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Nomoto, Hiraku Kameda, Akinobu Nakamura, Kazuhisa Tsuchida, So Nagai, Tatsuya Atsumi, Hideaki Miyoshi
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Serier:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online adgang:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00131/full