Open AccessToxic thyroid adenoma – case presentation and general considerations
Author(s) -
Adina-Mariana Ghemigian,
I Popescu,
Eugenia Petrova,
Mircea Ghemigian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2015.2.20
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , nodule (geology) , hormone , scintigraphy , adenoma , presentation (obstetrics) , thyroid adenoma , thyroid nodules , thyroid disease , thyroid hormones , radiology , disease , goiter , pathology , biology , paleontology
Toxic thyroid adenoma is the third leading cause of hyperthyroidism (following Graves-Basedow disease and toxic multinodular goiter). It consists in the presence of a single nodule that autonomously produces thyroid hormones, causing – in time – outlining of characteristic clinical picture of hyperthyroidism. Paraclinical diagnosis involves thyroid hormones assesment and thyroid ultrasound and scintigraphy that show characteristic changes. There are several treatment options and, with correct management, the prognosis is very good.