Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Simsek E
Eskisehir Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatric Endocrinology and Division of Pediatric Endocrinology,
Turkey
Case Report
Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in an Autonomous Hyperfunctioning Thyroid Nodule in an Adolescent: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Simsek E, Binay C, Ilhan H, Ihtiyar E, Demiral M, AkSivrikoz I, Dundar E and Akcar NSimsek E, Binay C, Ilhan H, Ihtiyar E, Demiral M, AkSivrikoz I, Dundar E and Akcar N
Background: Although thyroid nodules are less common in children and adolescents, the malignancy rate for nodules is higher among children and adolescents than adults. A nodule that is discovered in a patient presenting with hyperthyroidism is usually a benign nodule or benign toxic adenoma and, thus, nodules are biopsied only infrequently. Objective: To report a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting with a hyperfunctioning (hot) thyroid nodule. Case report: A 14-year-old female presented with symptoms of thyrotoxicosis and multi-nodular goitre. Laboratory findings were consistent with the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid ultrasonography showed an enlarged thyroid gland with cystic and solitary nodules, diffuse heterogeneous echo, and microcalcifications. Doppler scans revealed increased vascularity within the left thyroid lobe and a solitary nodule. Thyroid scintigraphy .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7948.1000154