nomously functioning thyroid nodule 505 InTROduCTIOn Diagnostic procedures for thyroid disorder include bio chemical evaluation: measurement of serum thyrotropin (TSH), free thyroid hormone (free thyroxine [FT4], free triiodothyronine [FT3]) and thyroid antibody levels, as well as imaging including ultrasonography (USG) and thyroid scan. In some cases fine needle aspiration bio psy (FNAB) shoul...

One Case of primary malignant lvmphuma of the Thyroid is presented this article. The primilry lym­phoma of the thvroid gland 1s very rare. All reports agree that the distinction clinically and grossly be­tween lymphoma and undifferentiated carcinoma is extremely difficult.  The (qnphoma of thyroid is often associated with Hashimoto disease. The treatment of the primary m.ilignar:t lymphoma of ...

UNLABELLED We studied the scintigraphic and associated clinical characteristics of radioiodine breast uptake in nonbreastfeeding thyroid cancer patients undergoing routine whole-body radioiodine scanning. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the radioiodine scans and medical records of 30 prospectively collected cases. RESULTS Twenty-three nonpregnant patients had discontinued bre...

We report a case of severe hypothyroidism with nongoitrous, autoimmune thyroiditis and pituitary hyperplasia in a 13-year-old boy, who presented with sudden palsy on the left side of his face. Prednisolone and antiviral medication was administered. However, the facial palsy did not improve completely. The medications were replaced with thyroxine, and the facial palsy recovered. Endocrinological...

Dual ectopic thyroid is a rare presentation of thyroid ectopia. Only a few cases have been reported in the world literature. Dual ectopic thyroid in the presence of a normally located thyroid is even rarer. We report a case of dual ectopic thyroid in the lingual and submandibular areas in a seventeen-year-old female with hypoplastic thyroid gland in its normal location. The patient presented wi...

The presence of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells in the thyroid gland is most likely due to a secondary involvement by a systemic disease. The reported incidence of CLL involving the thyroid is extremely low, representing about 3-4% of all thyroid lymphoproliferative neoplasm. We report a rare case of CLL presenting initially in the thyroid gland. Systemic disease was detected as a res...

Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland that may be painful and tender when caused by infection, radiation, or trauma, or painless when caused by autoimmune conditions, medications, or an idiopathic fibrotic process. The most common forms are Hashimoto's disease, subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis, subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis, and drug-induced thyroiditi...

We report the case of a 64-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated with high grade fever, malaise, and painless swelling of thyroid gland. Laboratory findings showed severe systemic inflammatory reactions, including increases in various cytokines such as IL-6. Gallium-67 citrate imaging revealed intense uptake in the painlessly enlarged thyroid gland. Histologically, biopsied s...

Fertile White Leghorn chicken eggs were injected on the 10th day of incubation with 0, 1.50, or 2.00 p.p.m. Thimet and allowed to hatch. The following parameters were examined: hatchability, incidence of deformities, thyroid weight, thyroid histology, thyroid I uptake, and brain cholinesterase activity. As the Thimet dosage was increased, the hatchability decreased, and the incidence of deformi...