Papillary thyroid carcinoma manifesting as thyroid storm of pregnancy: case report
| Autor: | Keith D. Balderston, Sidney E. Carpenter, Carol Major, Krishnansu S. Tewari |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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endocrine system Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics endocrine system diseases Neck mass Hyperthyroidism Thyroid carcinoma Diagnosis Differential Antithyroid Agents Pregnancy medicine Thyroid storm Humans Thyroid Neoplasms Thyroid cancer business.industry Thyroid Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Adenocarcinoma Papillary medicine.anatomical_structure Propylthiouracil Gestation Female medicine.symptom Thyroid Crisis business Pregnancy Complications Neoplastic medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 179(3 Pt 1) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| Popis: | A patient with known hyperthyroidism was seen at 25 weeks' gestation with a rapidly growing neck mass. She was initially in thyroid storm and received aggressive medical therapy. Two subsequent episodes of thyrotoxicosis occurred during pregnancy in spite of large doses of propylthiouracil. Post partum the patient was diagnosed with a locally advanced thyroid malignancy. |
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