Anaplastic Carcinoma and Toxic Multinodular Goiter: An Unusual Presentation
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Anaplastic carcinoma and toxic multinodular goiter: an unusual presentation.
A 70-year-old male was referred with hyperthyroidism and multinodular goiter (MNG). Thyroid ultrasonography showed 2 nodules, one in the isthmus and the other in the left lobe, 51 and 38 mm in diameter, respectively. Neck CT showed a large MNG, thyroid scintigraphy showed increased uptake in the nodule in the left lobe, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed a benign cytology of the nodule in...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Thyroid Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2235-0802,2235-0640
DOI: 10.1159/000367893