Thyroid cancer in woman with Graves’ disease and previous 131I-iodide therapy.
Teaching Case Visit Teaching Case
Case presentation:
- Female.
- 42y.o.
- In addition to overt hyperthyroidism, positive anti-Tgand antiTSH-receptor auto-antibodies.
- Graves’ disease.
Teaching points:
- Radioiodine treatment is a well established, safe and effective therapeutic modality for Graves' disease.
- Autoimmune thyroid diseases are frequently associated with differentiated thyroid carcinomas.
- Nodule(s) in Graves' disease must always be evaluated with FNAC (especially if “cold”on thyroid scintigraphy).