Marine-Lenhart syndrome with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Atmaca H., Colak R., Yazici Z. A., Kefeli M., Tosun F. C.

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.412-415, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.412-415
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Graves' disease with accompanying functioning nodules is known as Marine-Lenhart syndrome. Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTNs) also within Graves' thyroid tissue are almost always bening in nature. A 45-year-old man developed hyperthyroidism due to the coexistence of Graves' disease and AFTN. Total thyroidectomy was performed. The hyperfunctioning nodule with centrally hypoactive foci detected by technetium-99m thyroid scanning was histologically diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma that was 2.5 cm in diameter. We report the presence of papillary thyroid carcinoma within AFTN in patients with Marine-Lenhart syndrome, which has not been reported so far.