Thyroid primary and metastatic malignant tumours of poor prognosis may mimic subacute thyroiditis - time to change the diagnostic criteria: case reports and a review of the literature
The diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is based mainly on the presence of painful thyroid goitre and a significant increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Proceeding according to these diagnosti...
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Magdalena Stasiak, Renata Michalak and Andrzej Lewinski Tags: Case report Source Type: research