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J S Staffurth

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PubMed1988

Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid following radioactive iodine treatment for Graves' disease.

A 67 year old man presented with a well differentiated follicular carcinoma of the thyroid 17 years after he had been given radioactive iodine for Graves' disease. As this was insufficient to cure him he had continued to take propylthiouracil regularly. The tumour, which had completely replaced the thyroid, was apparently maintaining thyrotoxicosis. The implications of this management are discussed and it is concluded that antithyroid drugs should not be given on a long term basis after therapeutic radioiodine has been administered.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1977

Arterial embolism in thyrotoxicosis with atrial fibrillation.

In 262 patients with thyrotoxicosis and atrial fibrillation there were 26 episodes of arterial embolism (17 cerebral and nine elsewhere) in 21 patients. Twelve incidents occurred with active thyrotoxicosis, three on reversion to sinus rhythm, and 11 after the patients were euthyroid. This important complication is more common than is realised, and most patients should be put on prophylactic anticoagulants when first seen with atrial fibrillation.

Adult↗