Incidental detection of hyperfunctioning thyroid cancer metastases in patients presenting with thyrotoxicosis

Thyrotoxicosis due to functioning metastases from thyroid cancer is rare. It also presents a therapeutic challenge, as both the metastatic cancer and thyrotoxicosis need to be treated. We present here two cases of thyrotoxicosis which on a routine 99m Tc-pertechnetate thyroid scan showed extrathyroi...

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Autori principali: Nishikant A Damle, Chandrasekhar Bal, Praveen Kumar, Ramya Soundararajan, Kiran Subbarao
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Serie:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Accesso online:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=4;spage=631;epage=636;aulast=Damle