- Intrathyroidal Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Subacute Thyroiditis.
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Hyun Sung Shin, Young Kwang Choo, Won Ae Lee, Hyun Kyung Chung
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Endocrinol Metab. 2010;25(3):226-230. Published online September 1, 2010
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2010.25.3.226
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- One of the rare diseases for differential diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis is metastases within the thyroid gland. We report here on a 72-year-old-woman with painful goiter and signs of hyperthyroidism. Her serum concentration of thyroid hormone was in the upper limit of normal, and the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid was completely depressed. Although subacute thyroiditis was suspected, an additional work up that included a chest CT scan was done for the combined cough and chronic weakness. The result was lung cancer with metastatic involvement of the thyroid and multiple lymph nodes. She refused further anti-cancer therapy and died 5 months after the diagnosis. For the differential diagnosis of such a rare case, careful examination is important even in patients with the typical symptoms and laboratory findings of subacute thyroiditis.
- Spontaneous Pregnancy and Delivery in a Patient with Sheehan's Syndrome.
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Young Kwang Choo, Won Sang Yoo, Do Hee Kim, Hyun Kyung Chung, Hee Jin Kim
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J Korean Endocr Soc. 2009;24(2):121-125. Published online June 1, 2009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2009.24.2.121
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- Sheehan's syndrome is postpartum hypopituitarism due to the necrosis of the pituitary gland. It is usually the result of severe hypotension or shock caused by massive hemorrhage during or after delivery. Patients with Sheehan's syndrome have varying degrees of anterior pituitary hormone deficiency. They are accompanied with amenorrhea and ovulation dysfunction, and so they rarely get pregnant naturally. Ovulation induction is necessary if these patients desire to become pregnant. However, spontaneous pregnancy may be possible in some patients who have a preserved gonadotrophin reserve. We experienced a case of 29-year-old woman who was diagnosed Sheehan's syndrome 20 months after delivery and we medicated her with prednisolone and thyroxine. She got pregnant spontaneously after 18 months of hormone replacement therapy although she had amenorrhea and irregular menstrual cycles. She successfully delivered a baby by cesarean section. Here we report on this case with a review of the relevant literature concerned with pregnancy and Sheehan's syndrome.
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- Acute Sheehan’s Syndrome Associated with Postpartum Hemorrhage
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- A Family of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A with a C634R Mutation and a G691S Polymorphism in RET Proto-oncogene.
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Seoung Wook Yun, Won Sang Yoo, Koo Hyun Hong, Bae Hwan Kim, Min Ho Kang, Young Kwang Choo, Hee Yoon Park, Do Hee Kim, Hyun Kyung Chung, Myung Chul Chang, Mi Seon Kwon, Hee Jin Kim
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J Korean Endocr Soc. 2007;22(6):453-459. Published online December 1, 2007
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/jkes.2007.22.6.453
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- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A) is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by the presence of a medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma and hyperparathyroidism. MEN2A arises due to germline missense mutations of the RET proto-oncogene. Specific RET mutations correlate with the onset of age and the aggressiveness of a medullary thyroid carcinoma. However, the clinical presentation varies even within families, where patients carry the same mutation. Recently, it has been reported that polymorphisms of RET may have a modifier effect on the presentation. We experienced a case of 42-year-old man, whose bilateral pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma were incidentally found. Genetic testing detected a mutation in codon 634 (C634R) and a polymorphism in codon 691 (G691S) of the RET proto-oncogene. His mother, younger brother and his only son had the same mutation and polymorphism. We report this case with a review of the literature about RET gene polymorphisms.
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Yun Jung Lee, Suk Chon, Sang-Ho Lee, Tae-Won Lee, Chun-Gyoo Ihm, Tae June Noh, Seungjoon Oh, Jeong-Taek Woo, Sung-Woon Kim, Jin-Woo Kim, Young Seol Kim Endocrinology and Metabolism.2010; 25(2): 135. CrossRef - A Case of Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Cancer with RET G691S Polymorphism
Min-Kyu Kang, Jung-Min Lee, Ji-Hyun Kim, Min-Young Lee, Ji Hyun Kim, Sung Dae Moon, Je-Ho Han, Sang-Ah Chang Journal of Korean Endocrine Society.2009; 24(4): 293. CrossRef
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