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[Thyroid cancer revealed by a suppressive hot nodule]
1Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies métaboliques, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris.
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|December 14, 1991
Summary
Thyroid cancer was found in a hot nodule despite initial negative cytology. This case highlights the importance of intraoperative examination during surgery for selected thyroid nodules.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Hot thyroid nodules are typically benign and often managed non-surgically.
- Thyroid cancer within a hot nodule is rare, posing diagnostic challenges.
- Euthyroid status and incomplete triiodothyronine suppression can occur in such cases.