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. 2018 Nov 24;20(1):37-38.
doi: 10.1002/jgf2.220. eCollection 2019 Jan.

A marked goiter involved in Marine-Lenhart syndrome

Kosuke Oka  1 , Miho Yasuda  1 , Tadahiko Shien  2 , Fumio Otsuka  1
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A marked goiter involved in Marine-Lenhart syndrome

Kosuke Oka et al. J Gen Fam Med. .

Abstract

Marine-Lenhart syndrome is rare disease defined as coexistence of Graves' disease and autonomously functioning thyroid nodule. We will introduce a case of Marine-Lenhart with a huge goiter.

Keywords: Graves’ disease; Marine‐Lenhart syndrome; autonomously functioning thyroid nodule.

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Figure 1
A, Appearance of the neck. B, Doppler ultrasonography of the thyroid. C, Cervical CT scan. D, 99mTcO4− scintigraphy of the thyroid. E, Pathology of the resected autonomously functioning thyroid nodule in the right lobe of thyroid. F, Pathology of the resected left lobe of Graves’ disease
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