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ArticleCureus2024

Rare Thyroid Diseases Mimicking or Concealing Primitive Thyroid Neoplasms: A Call for a "Check and Double-Check" Clinical Mindset.

Frederik Duhamel, Eric Balti, Wim Waelput, Steven Raeymaeckers, Guy Verfaillie, Ine Luyten, Corina E Andreescu

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frederik DuhamelEndocrine and Diabetes Unit, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Eric BaltiEndocrine and Diabetes Unit, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Wim WaelputDepartment of Anatomopathology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Steven RaeymaeckersDepartment of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Guy VerfaillieDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Ine LuytenDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Corina E AndreescuEndocrine and Diabetes Unit, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, BEL.
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · BEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical endocrinologists encounter in their practice patients with thyroid diseases on a daily basis. Still, diagnosis of rare structural thyroid disorders can be quite challenging. In some instances, they do not only impersonate but can also conceal, other conditions such as thyroid carcinomas. We describe a series of patients with structural thyroid disorders including 1) anaplastic thyroid carcinoma initially presenting with features of thyroid abscess; 2) unicentric hyaline vascular Castleman's disease of the thyroid embedded in a stroma of papillary thyroid carcinoma; and 3) primary thyroid lymphoma with a rapid and fulminant evolution. The common challenge in the diagnosis of these cases lies in both their low incidence and their complex presentation. We use the presentation of these cases to raise the attention related to their identification. We highlight the need for precision diagnosis to enable a patient-tailored management approach and improve patient outcomes.

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anaplastic thyroid cancercastleman diseaseprimary thyroid lymphomathyroid abscessthyroid neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID38650820
PMCPMC11034573
OpenAlexW4393119515

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