A patient with an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule with papillary adenocarcinoma associated with Graves' hyperthyroidism

Clin Nucl Med. 1995 Nov;20(11):985-8. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199511000-00009.

Abstract

A 69-year-old man had concomitant findings of an autonomously functioning thyroid papillary adenocarcinoma and Graves' hyperthyroidism. The patient presented with hyperthyroidism and a right lobe thyroid nodule that was shown to be hyperfunctional on I-123 imaging. The TI-201 imaging showed uptake confined almost entirely to the right lobe nodule. Papillary adenocarcinoma in the nodule and diffuse hyperplasia surrounding the nodule along with a slightly enlarged left lobe were found at surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Aged
  • Graves Disease / complications*
  • Graves Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Graves Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Male
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Thyroid Gland / pathology
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / complications*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thyroid Nodule / complications*
  • Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Nodule / pathology

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes