Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Malignant toxic thyroid nodules are rare, with few cases described in the literature. The prevalence of malignancy in toxic adenomas varies between 1 and 8% in different series (most, corresponding to <2.5%). For that reason, international guidelines recommend that they should not be submitted to fine needle aspiration biopsy.Case report: A 42-year-old female patient without relevant previous medical history was admitted to our hospital...