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Query: UMLS:C0001430 (adenoma)
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Functioning thyroid metastases are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism. Most are follicular carcinoma. Here, we report a case in which a 62-y-old man with a history of right subtotal thyroidectomy for a benign adenoma complained of symptoms of hyperthyroidism associated with left arm pain. Biopsy of a humeral lesion was consistent with papillary carcinoma metastatic from the thyroid. Postoperatively, the patient received a cumulative dose of 14.8 GBq of 131I with good control of the hyperthyroidism but without eradication of the bone metastasis.
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PMID:Functioning Metastases from Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma in Bone. 2736 45