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.
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Ekpebegh, C. O., Ross, I. L., & Levitt, N. S. (2006). Hyperthyroidism—an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma. Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, 11(2), 80-83.
Ekpebegh, C. O., Ross, I. L., & Levitt, N. S. (2006). Hyperthyroidism - an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma. Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17564
Ekpebegh, Chukwuma O, Ian L Ross, and Naomi S Levitt "Hyperthyroidism - an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma." Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17564
Ekpebegh CO, Ross IL, Levitt NS. Hyperthyroidism - an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma. Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17564.
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