Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: There is no consensus about the management of thymic enlargement in Graves’ disease (GD). If imaging indicates ‘benign’ thymic appearances, and interval scans are stable, most authorities advocate no intervention until thyrotoxicosis is controlled. We present 3 patients with GD and incidentally found thymic enlargement.Case presentations: a. A 37-year-old female presented acutely with osmotic symptoms, a weight ...

Introduction: There is no consensus about the management of thymic enlargement in Graves’ disease (GD). If imaging indicates ‘benign’ thymic appearances, and interval scans are stable, most authorities advocate no intervention until thyrotoxicosis is controlled. We present 3 patients with GD and incidentally found thymic enlargement.Case presentations: a. A 37-year-old female presented acutely with osmotic symptoms, a weight ...