Detection of Thyroid Carcinoma During Surgical Exploration of the Neck for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

authors:

avatar F Mohammad Zadeh 1 , avatar MR Mohajeri Tehrani 2 , *

Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, I.R.Iran
Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, emrc@sina.tums.ac.ir, I.R.Iran

how to cite: Mohammad Zadeh F, Mohajeri Tehrani M. Detection of Thyroid Carcinoma During Surgical Exploration of the Neck for Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2008;6(3): 160-162. 

Abstract

Although the pathological association of thyroid and parathyroid diseases are common, an association be-tween parathyroid adenoma and thyroid cancer is rare. Concomitant thyroid cancer in patients with pHPT has been reported at varying frequencies. We report here a case of a 55 year–old man who was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) due to a single parathyroid adenoma, con-firmed biochemically and radiologically. At operation, a nodule in the right thyroid lobe was found incidentally and excised. Histology of the nodule revealed papillary thyroid carcinoma (fol-licular variant).

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