Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Graves’ disease (GD) typically manifests as an autoimmune hyperfunction of both thyroid lobes. Less than 10 cases of unilateral GD have been described, and the pathophysiology of unilateral GD remains unknown. Co-existence of malignancy has never been reported. We report a case of GD of the left lobe with simultaneous discovery of a papillary carcinoma within the hyperfunctioning lobe.Case description: A 49-year-old patient of Middle-Eas...