Multifocal papillary thyroid cancer in Graves’ disease: A case report  

作　　者：Naweed Alzaman 

机构地区：[1]Department of Internal Medicine,Taibah University College of Medicine,Tayba 42353,Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah,Saudi Arabia

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2023年第35期8379-8384,共6页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Thyroid cancer is not commonly observed in patients with Graves’disease(GD).The presence of thyroid nodules in GD is not uncommon.However,a link bet-ween these two entities has been reported.Herein,we report the case of a patient with GD and thyroid cancer in Saudi Arabia,which has not been reported previously in our region.CASE SUMMARY A 26-year-old male patient with GD,receiving carbimazole for 2 years,presented to our hospital.His hyperthyroidism was controlled clinically and biochemically.On clinical examination,he was found to have a left-sided thyroid nodule.Ultra-sound revealed a 2.6 cm hypoechoic nodule with high vascularity.He was then referred for fine needle aspiration which showed that the nodule was highly suspicious for malignancy.The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and was diagnosed with multifocal classical micropapillary thyroid cancer.Post thyroid-ectomy he received radioactive iodine ablation along with levothyroxine replace-ment therapy.CONCLUSION Careful preoperative assessment and thyroid gland ultrasound might assist in screening and diagnosing thyroid cancer in patients with GD.

关 键 词：Graves’disease Thyroid cancer Thyroid nodules ULTRASOUND MULTIFOCAL Case report 

分 类 号：R736.1[医药卫生—肿瘤]