HYPERTHYROIDISM IN A CASE OF THYROID CARCINOMA PRESENTING AS DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: D R HOLSINGER, J E STEVENS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Case Reports1 April 1957HYPERTHYROIDISM IN A CASE OF THYROID CARCINOMA PRESENTING AS DIABETES MELLITUSDONALD R. HOLSINGER, M.D., JOHN EDGAR STEVENS, M.D., F.A.C.P.DONALD R. HOLSINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN EDGAR STEVENS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-4-791 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe increasing availability of radioactive iodine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism demands accurate diagnosis of diseases of the thyroid gland. We recently had the opportunity of seeing a patient with an unusual combination of toxic thyroid manifestations. The case is reported because of its exceptional rarity and the opportunity it offers to review certain aspects of thyroid disease.CASE REPORTA 46 year old white married female store clerk was admitted to the hospital with a fairly typical history of diabetes mellitus of short duration. She complained of a 65 pound weight loss in the last five months, with...Bibliography1. Broders AC, Temple, Texas: Personal communication. Google Scholar2. Bartels EC Boston, Massachusetts: Personal communication. Google Scholar3. AllanLaheyMurphy FNFHR: Hyperthyroidism and diabetes. An evaluation of antithyroid drugs, Tr. Am. A. Goiter 248, 1947. Google Scholar4. ReganWilder JFRM: Hyperthyroidism and diabetes, Arch. Int. Med. 65: 1116, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Levine R: Clinical conference on metabolic problems—diabetes, hyperthyroidism and insulin resistance, Metabolism 2: 375, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Houssay BA: Thyroid and metathyroid diabetes, Endocrinology 35: 158, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Griffiths WJ: Insulin resistance and the diagnosis of thyroid disease, Quart. J. Med. 8: 23, 1939. Google Scholar8. John HJ: Hyperthyroidism showing carbohydrate metabolism disturbances, J. A. M. A. 99: 620, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Means JH: The thyroid and its diseases, 1937, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, p. 482. Google Scholar10. Herbst WP: Malignant tumors of the thyroid, Ann. Surg. 79: 488, 1924. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Ward R: Malignant goiter, Surgery 16: 783, 1944. Google Scholar12. Black BM: Papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, so-called lateral aberrant thyroid tumors, West. J. Surg. 56: 134, 1948. Google Scholar13. Friedell MT: Hyperthyroidism and adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, Arch. Surg. 43: 386, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Pemberton Jd: Malignant lesions of the thyroid gland, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 69: 417, 1939. Google Scholar15. PembertonBlack JdBM: The association of carcinoma of the thyroid gland and exophthalmic goiter, Tr. Am. A. Goiter 163, 1948. Google Scholar16. BeahrsPembertonBlack OHJdBM: Nodular goiter and malignant lesions of the thyroid gland, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 11: 1157, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Richmond, Virginia*Received for publication November 14, 1955.From the Stuart Circle Hospital, Richmond, Virginia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Donald R. Holsinger, M.D.721 Mulberry Road, Martinsville, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMalignant cold thyroid nodules in hyperthyroidismCancer and diabetes mellitus a review of the literatureCarcinoma of the thyroid occurring in a diffuse toxic goiterTHE TREATMENT OF TOXIC NODULAR GOITER WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE: 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH 436 CASES*MILTON ELLER, M.D., SOLOMON SILVER, M.D., F.A.C.P., STEPHEN B. YOHALEM, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT L. SEGAL, M.D. 1 April 1957Volume 46, Issue 4Page: 791-795KeywordsAdenocarcinomaDiabetes mellitusHyperthyroidismInsulinOverweightThyroidThyroid carcinomaThyroid diseasesThyroidectomyWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...