Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 50 No. 4, 2011.
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Development of Graves’ Disease Following Radioiodine Treatment for Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Adenoma: Case Report
Jadranka Martinko
Maja Cigrovski-Berković
orcid.org/0000-0003-0750-9785
Branko Bečejac
Darko Solter
Miljenko Solter
Abstract
A patient with development of autoimmune hyperthyroidism following radioiodine treatment for autonomously functioning thyroid adenoma is presented. This is a rare occurrence, probably as a consequence of shedding of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, which is a source of antigen leading to activation of the autoimmune response in susceptible individuals.
Keywords
Thyroid neoplasms; Adenoma; Radiotherapy; Iodine radioisotopes; Graves’ disease
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84578
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Publication date:
14.12.2011.
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