A Case of Thyroid Papillary Cancer Derived from Diffuse Goiter in a Patients with Acromegaly
- Author:
Dong Hee KIM
;
Jick Hwa NAM
;
Byoung Ho SIN
;
Ye Kyung SEO
;
Jung Guk KIM
;
Sung Woo HA
;
Bo Wan KIM
;
Young Ha LEE
;
In Su SEO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acromegaly;
Thyroid papillary cancer
- MeSH:
Acromegaly;
Bites and Stings;
Colon;
Goiter;
Growth Hormone;
Humans;
Incidence;
Life Expectancy;
Prospective Studies;
Retrospective Studies;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
1996;11(3):311-317
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Patients with acromegaly have a reduced life expectancy rnainly due to cardiovascular, respiratory or cerebrovascular diseas-. Malignancy also seems to occur with greater than the expected incidence. In particular, the published retrospective or prospective studies have suggested a strong association of colonic neoplasia with acromegaly. But, there were a few reports of thyroid cancer in acrornegaly. We report a case of thyroid papillary cancer derived from diffuse goiter in acromegaly, sugge- sting the possible carcinogenic role of growth hormone.
