## Abstract ## Background Black thyroid is a rare condition. It has been considered to be pathognomonic of chronic minocycline ingestion for more than 30 years, although it can also occur in patients with hemochromatosis, ochronosis, mucoviscidosis, and hemorrhage. A possible association of black
Papillary adenocarcinoma in thyroid hemiagenesis
β Scribed by Vijay P. Khatri; Dr. Manuel H. Espinosa; Dr. William A. Harada
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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β¦ Synopsis
roid herniagenesis. The following case presents a patient who papillary adenocarcinoma in a solitary lobe, which was identified on isotope scanning and surgical exploration.
From the Departments of General Surgery (Dr. Khatri), Surgical Oncology (Dr. Espinosa), and Pathology (Dr. Harada), Easton Hospital, Easton, Pennsylvania.
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