A parathyroid carcinoma within a cold thyroid nodule
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A parathyroid carcinoma within a cold thyroid nodule
We report the case of a 71-year-old woman who was referred to our institute with a solid nodule in the right thyroid lobe and hypercalcemia. Ultrasound revealed a well-vascularized right thyroid nodule that was identified as a cold area by (99m)Tc-sodium pertechnetate scan. Fine-needle aspiration showed a follicular lesion and blood tests revealed hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism. A (99m)T...
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عنوان ژورنال: ecancermedicalscience
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1754-6605
DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2009.150