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    Hyperthyroidism - an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma
    (MedPharm Publications, 2006) Ekpebegh, Chukwuma O; Ross, Ian L; Levitt, Naomi S
    A 53-year-old woman presented with thyrotoxicosis, which is an unusual manifestation of thyroid carcinoma. Hyperthyroidism associated with malignancy usually occurs with well-differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma. We show that extensive disease burden contributed to the development of hyperthyroidism, the occurrence of the Jod-Basedow phenomenon and the subsequent death of the patient. This diagnosis and treatment can be challenging.