A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma
Joint Authors
Lauria Pantano, Angelo
Palermo, Andrea
Manfrini, Silvia
Cesareo, Roberto
Naciu, Anda Mihaela
Pasqualini, Valerio
Pelle, Giuseppe
Tabacco, Gaia
Casini, Alessandro
Cianni, Roberto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is a technique used only for benign thyroid nodules, cystic or mixed cystic-solid with a large fluid component.
It is a quite low-cost, safe, and outpatient method of treatment.
Rare and severe complications have been described after PEI: jugular vein thrombosis and severe ethanol toxic necrosis of the larynx combined with necrotic dermatitis.
Moreover, only four thyrotoxicosis cases due to Graves’ disease have been reported.
We report a case of 58-year-old female with a voluminous thyroid cystic nodule, occupying almost the entire left thyroid lobe.
Our patient had already performed surgical visit and intervention of thyroidectomy had been proposed to her, which she refused.
At baseline, our patient has a normal thyroid function with negative autoantibodies.
According to the nodular structure, intervention of PEI has been performed with a significant improvement of compressive symptoms and cosmetic disorders.
About 30 days after treatment, there was a significant volume reduction, but patient developed an acclaimed symptomatic thyrotoxicosis.
After ruling out several causes of hyperthyroidism and according to the thyroid scintigraphy findings, we made the diagnosis of Plummer adenoma.
To our knowledge, our patient is the first case of Plummer adenoma following PEI treatment of nontoxic thyroid nodule.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cesareo, Roberto& Naciu, Anda Mihaela& Pasqualini, Valerio& Pelle, Giuseppe& Manfrini, Silvia& Tabacco, Gaia…[et al.]. 2017. A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cesareo, Roberto…[et al.]. A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cesareo, Roberto& Naciu, Anda Mihaela& Pasqualini, Valerio& Pelle, Giuseppe& Manfrini, Silvia& Tabacco, Gaia…[et al.]. A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145047
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145047