Recurrence of Graves’ disease in ectopic thyroid tissue

Graves' disease in a patient with ectopic mediastinal thyroid.

Abnormalities in the embryologic development and migration of the thyroid gland can result in ectopic thyroid tissue. Ectopic mediastinal goiters are somewhat uncommon developmental anomalies, accounting for less than 1% of all thyroid ectopies. Graves’ disease within mediastinal goiter is a very rare entity, described only in few cases in English literature. Pretracheal thyroidectomy alone doe...

Thyroid Drugging in Graves' Disease

A case of ectopic thyroid in lateral neck associated with Graves' disease.

Thyroid follicles in the lateral position of the neck are usually thought to represent the metastasis of thyroid carcinoma. Here we present a case of a 28-year-old woman with accessory ectopic thyroid associated with Graves' disease. Despite a history of Graves' disease poorly controlled with large dose propylthiouracil she was found to be pregnant and artificial abortion was planned. Thyroid s...

Thyroid Hormone Excess: Graves’ Disease

Thyroid hormone excess due to any cause is state of thyrotoxicosis, whereas hyperthyroidism is a state of thyroid hormone excess due to hyperfunctioning of thyroid gland. The major causes of thyrotoxicosis include Graves’ disease, solitary toxic adenoma, and toxic multinodular goiter. In thyrotoxicosis, free hormone levels are invariably increased. The reverse is not true in that increased free...

Coexistence of Thyroid Tuberculosis and Graves Disease

A 42 years old woman without any special pathological history who has shown signs of a serious hyperthyroidism with bilateral exophthalmia during two months. The clinical examination revealed a tachycardia at 120batt/min and the cervical palpation showed a homogeneous goitre characterized by an elastic consistency and a very clear vascular character. The biological balance noted a braked TSHus ...