ea0090ep972 | Thyroid | ECE2023
Inacio Isabel
, Santos Sara
, Dias Silva Paulo
, Goncalves Nuno
, Mauricio Joaquina
, Teixeira Pinto Ricardo
, Vaz Ferreira Ana
, Calheiros Raquel
, Souteiro Pedro
, Oliveira Joana
, P Santos Ana
, Torres Isabel
Introduction: Hyperthyroidism is an endocrine condition with multiple causes. Paraneoplastic hyperthyroidism due to marked overproduction of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) by choriocarcinoma is a rare diagnosis, which results from the homology of the alpha subunit of hCG to TSH.Clinical case: A 33-year-old man, with a history of cryptorchidism and orchidopexy in infancy and a euthyroid thyroid nodule, presented with nausea, constipation, and abdomina...