Open AccessMetastatic follicular thyroid cancer in a patient with Birt‐Hogg‐Dubé syndrome
Author(s) -
Bongetti Elisa K.,
Raj Rajesh,
Cooke Duncan R.,
Mathew Mathew C.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3454
Subject(s) - birt–hogg–dubé syndrome , medicine , thyroid cancer , thyroid , follicular carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , follicular phase , cancer , pathology , surgery , papillary carcinoma , pneumothorax
Abstract Birt‐Hogg‐Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that predisposes to renal cell carcinoma. This case describes a novel case of a patient with BHDS who also develops follicular thyroid cancer.