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Thyroid cancer in woman with Graves’ disease and previous 131I-iodide therapy.

2011
Teaching Case

Case presentation:

  • Female.
  • 42y.o.
  • In addition to overt hyperthyroidism, positive anti-Tgand antiTSH-receptor auto-antibodies.
  • Graves’ disease.

Teaching points:

  • Radioiodine treatment is a well established, safe and effective therapeutic modality for Graves' disease.
  • Autoimmune thyroid diseases are frequently associated with differentiated thyroid carcinomas.
  • Nodule(s) in Graves' disease must always be evaluated with FNAC (especially if “cold”on thyroid scintigraphy).

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