Evidence map›Paper›PMID 16299408›Full record

ArticleEndocrine pathology2005

Anaplastic thyroid cancer and hyperthyroidism.

Vijay Kumar, Bruno Blanchon, Xin Gu, Marjorie Fowler, David Scarborough, Cherie Ann Nathan, Subhashini Yaturu

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Article in Endocrine pathology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Vijay KumarSection of Endocrinology, VAMC/LSUHSC, Shreveport, LA 71101-4295, USA.
Bruno Blanchon
Xin Gu
Marjorie Fowler
David Scarborough
Cherie Ann Nathan
Subhashini Yaturu
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of thyrotoxicosis in a patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer. A 65-yr-old male presented with a 2-d history of rapidly enlarging neck mass and back pain. Physical examination revealed a large, hard thyroid mass and resting tachycardia. He did not have any symptoms suggestive of airway compression at presentation. Thyroid hormone levels were consistent with a hyperthyroid state. CT scan of the neck and thorax showed a heterogeneous mass replacing the thyroid, bilateral pulmonary nodules, and a metastasis with pathological fracture at the level of T-8. Technetium-pertechnetate scan failed to show any uptake in the region of the thyroid. Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid revealed anaplastic thyroid cancer. The patient was started on steroids and radiation therapy of his spine lesion. Brief surgical exploration of the thyroid revealed extensive local infiltration of adjacent neck tissues and marked tumor necrosis. Immunohistochemical stains of the tumor were positive for p53, thyroglobulin, and thyroid transcription factor-1. The tumor had an extremely aggressive course and the patient died of asphyxiation from severe airway compromise 11 d after his initial presentation.

Indexed as

AgedBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCarcinomaFatal OutcomeGlucocorticoidsHumansMaleRadiotherapy, AdjuvantThyroid NeoplasmsThyrotoxicosisBiomarkers, TumorGlucocorticoids

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PMID16299408
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