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[Hyperfunctioning follicular carcinoma of the thyroid. A case report]
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|February 1, 1988
Summary
A large, hyperfunctioning thyroid carcinoma presented as a neck mass with metastasis. Surgical removal and iodine therapy were successful, highlighting rare but treatable cases of follicular thyroid cancer.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Nuclear Medicine
Background:
- A 76-year-old female presented with a large, 15-year neck mass, palpitations, and tremor.
- Physical examination revealed enlarged lymph nodes and chest X-ray showed a lung metastasis.
- Laboratory tests indicated thyrotoxicosis with elevated thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels.