| Literature DB >> 8545194 |
Abstract
A 16-year-old girl presented with a palpable thyroid nodule which was found to be functioning autonomously by radioiodine (123I) scintigraphy. After needle biopsy proved non-diagnostic, surgical excision showed the nodule to be Hürthle cell carcinoma. Functional thyroid nodules are rarely malignant, thyroid carcinoma is rare in childhood, and Hürthle cell carcinoma is a rare thyroid neoplasm, so the presence of these three rare conditions in one patient makes it a very unusual case.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8545194 DOI: 10.1007/bf02015798
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Radiol ISSN: 0301-0449