Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system. Treatment includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which can increase the risk of secondary cancers such as thyroid and ovarian carcinomas. We report a case of a patient who developed secondary thyroid and ovarian cancers after being treated for Hodgkin’s disease.Observation: Mrs LS was diagnosed with Hodgkin disease at the age of 34 and was treated with chemotherapy a...

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare developmental abnormality due to aberrant embryogenesis and/or migration of the thyroid gland. Although rare (<1%), papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignant transformation.Aim: Report a case of Tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma occurring on ectopic thyroid tissue in the thyroglossal duct.Observation: A 56-year-old male patient consulted for a cervical mass ap...

Introduction: Graves’s disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three current therapeutic options: anti-thyroid medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine (I 131). There are few data in the literature regarding the effects of radioiodine therapy.Case report: We describe a 47-year-old patient who had Grave’s disease resistant to anti thyroid medication. Radioactive iodine was indicated. The patient was reluctant because sh...

Introduction: Follicular cancer has a low incidence in Graves’ disease when compared to papillary thyroid cancer. Some studies have not reported any follicular cancer in patients with Graves’ disease. We describe a rare occurrence of follicular cancer in a patient with Graves’ disease.Observation: A 37-year-old female patient presented to our institute with symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. She had no family history of thyroid cancer or of radia...

Papillary thyroid carcinoma is rare in young patients and have a good prognosis, although it is often diagnosed at the stage of lung metastases. Our multicenter study included 15 children aged between 5 and 18 years with female predominance, followed for differentiated thyroid cancer with lung metastases. All these patients underwent a whole body scan with I-131, serum thyroglobulin, chest radiography and/or cervico-thoracic CT. Scintigraphy had shown pulmonary miliary among a...

Introduction: Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare disease, its frequency is 0.15–0.2% of autopsic data. We report a case of micro papillary carcinoma of thyroid revealed by thyroid tuberculosis.Observation: Mrs. K.J aged 54 years presented a multinodular goiter without ultrasound signs of malignancy. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy. Histological examination revealed a granulomatous and giganto cellular inflammation which is in favor of a tuberc...