Failure of a primary operation to control renal hyperparathyroidism is usually due to inadequate resection of hyperplastic tissue or previous undetected ectopic parathyroid gland. We describe a patient with recurrent renal hyperparathyroidism, who presented with a subcutaneous neck nodule. A 49-year-old woman had a history of systemic lupus erythematosus, papillary thyroid carcinoma, and end-st...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We evaluated 120 patients with benign thyroid nodules. Patients underwent evaluation of serum TSH and free T4, cervical ultrasound, and thyroid scintigraphy (in those with suppressed TSH levels). The application ...

Abstract Purpose Molecular imaging with 99m Tc-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile ( Tc-MIBI, MIBI) has been used in the assessment of thyroid nodules (TNs) for more than two decades. Many studies showed that MIBI is a suitable tool to rule-out malignancy when negative. However, relatively low specificity and accuracy have described, thus, limiting its acceptance clinical practice. Additionally, differ...

background: sonoelastography is a new ultrasound method which could be helpful to determine which thyroid nodule is malignant. we designed this study to evaluate the accuracy of sonoelastography in differentiating of benign and malignant thyroid nodules in iranian patients. methods: forty thyroid nodules in forty consecutive patients who had been referred for sonography‑guided fine‑needle aspir...

377 patients with single thyroid nodule who clinically were candidates for surgery, were selected from the patients that referred to the clinics of endocrinology at namazee hospital, shiraz medical school. fine needle aspiration (fna) was carried out without performing thyroid scan and the results were compared with histology obtained by surgery to establish its accuracy in our center. which is...

Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in almost two-thirds of some populations; among these only about 7% are malignant. The most important question with any new discovered thyroid nodule is, “is this malignant?” The main arbiter of malignancy or benignity remains fine needle aspiration and the mainstay of treatment surgery. But given the resources involved, doing an FNAC or surgery in every di...

Thyroid cancer can be associated with thyrotoxicosis caused by Graves' disease, toxic multinodular goiter, or autonomously functioning thyroid adenoma. The objective of this study was to summarize current evidence regarding the association of thyroid cancer and hyperthyroidism, particularly with respect to the type of hyperthyroidism found in some patients, and whether this affects the outcome ...

▼ Thyroid cancer can be associated with thyrotoxicosis caused by Graves’ disease, toxic multinodular goiter, or autonomously functioning thyroid adenoma. The objective of this study was to summarize current evidence regarding the association of thyroid cancer and hyperthyroidism, particularly with respect to the type of hyperthyroidism found in some patients, and whether this aff ects the outco...

To cite: Sadacharan D, Mahadevan S, Ravikumar K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210351 DESCRIPTION Intrathyroidal parathyroid adenomas are an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and their prevalence varies from 1.4% to 6%. 2 We present a case of a 42-year-old woman with residual PHPT, operated elsewhere, with localisati...

The term Marine-Lenhart syndrome describes the association between Graves’ disease and autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN), such as toxic adenoma or toxic multinodular goiter. The two diseases may coexist or may be present at different moments in the same patient. In the literature, there are many reports on the development of Graves’ disease after radioiodine treatment for AFTN, bu...