Carcinomas in the remnant thyroid after thyroidectomy for Graves' disease: report of a case

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A 52-year-old female who had undergone subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease 20 years previously was referred to uswith nodules in both lobes in her remnant thyroid. Although benign follicular tumors were most likely to be considered on furtherexaminations, total remnant thyroidectomy was performed due to the increasing size of the nodules. Diagnoses of papillarycarcinoma (follicular variant) and minimally invasive follicular carcinoma were strongly suspected based on the findings ofthe histological examination. In follow-up examinations after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease, not only function butalso structure of the remnant thyroid, should be focused on. Although rare, the possibility for carcinoma should be consideredif nodules present in the remnant thyroid.
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