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[Basedow disease following metastatic thyroid cancer]
C Le Pommelet1, A Denizot, S Costagliola
1Service d'Endocrinologie, Maladies métaboliques et Nutrition, Hôpital Nord, Marseille.
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|April 20, 1996
Summary
Metastatic thyroid carcinoma can cause hyperthyroidism, as seen in a Graves' disease patient with lung metastases. Persistent hyperthyroidism after surgery confirmed the metastases were functional.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- Metastatic thyroid carcinoma is an uncommon cause of hyperthyroidism.
- Graves' disease is characterized by elevated thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins.