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Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid after postpartum thyroiditis

Author(s) -

Van Hoeven Karen H.,

Goldstein Marsha,

Friedman Elliott

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

journal of surgical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1096-9098

pISSN - 0022-4790

DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930500217

Subject(s) - medicine , thyroiditis , thyroid , papillary carcinoma , thyroid disease , biopsy , carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , postpartum period , disease , general surgery , pathology , pregnancy , biology , genetics

Postpartum thyroiditis is a benign, often self‐limited cause of thyroid dysfunction. This report describes the first case of papillary carcinoma arising in a woman with postpartum thyroid disease. Both clinicians and pathologists must keep a high index of suspicion in postpartum patients with persistent thyroid abnormalities, even when a previous biopsy may have disclosed benign disease.

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