Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: CONCLUSIONS: We theorize that: 1) MCTD may have been a primary diagnosis complicated by PTC, or 2) MCTD may have been an initial presentation of paraneoplastic syndrome of silent PTC, because her symptoms of MCTD significantly improved after total thyroidectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report to associate MCTD with PTC. It highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for thyroid malignancy in MCTD patients.
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Authors | Supat Thongpooswan, Rachel Tushabe, Jeffrey Song, Paul Kim, Adriana Abrudescu |
Journal | The American journal of case reports
(Am J Case Rep)
Vol. 16
Pg. 517-9
(Aug 06 2015)
ISSN: 1941-5923 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26245523
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Carcinoma
(complications, diagnosis, therapy)
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
(complications, diagnosis, therapy)
- Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
- Thyroid Neoplasms
(complications, diagnosis, therapy)
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