ea0063p1177 | Thyroid 3 | ECE2019
Osorio Ana Sofia
, Barbosa David
, Nobre Ema
, Marques Tiago
, Cantiga Paulo
Introduction: Thyroid amyloidosis is defined as amyloid protein and fat deposition within the thyroid gland. It is classified as either primary (idiopathic) or secondary to inflammatory/chronic disease. Albeit deposition of amyloid protein in thyroid tissue is frequent, amyloidosis affecting exclusively the thyroid gland without evidence of other organs involved is extremely rare. We report a clinical case of a patient who underwent lobectomy due to a toxic adenoma, whose hist...