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Toxic thyroid adenoma

Última revisão: 21 Aug 2025
Última atualização: 01 Oct 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • palpable thyroid nodule
  • younger age
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • hyperphagia
  • weight loss
  • sweating/heat intolerance
  • nervousness
  • palpitations
  • oligomenorrhea
  • hyperdefecation
  • dyspnea
  • stare or lid lag
  • tachycardia
  • tremor
  • warm moist skin
  • muscle weakness
  • hoarseness
  • dysphagia
  • choking
  • mood change
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Fatores de risco

  • young adult age
  • iodine deficiency
  • head and neck irradiation
  • family history of thyroid nodules
  • female sex
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • free thyroxine (T4; or total T4 with a measure of binding)
  • total T3 with a measure of binding (or free T3)
  • thyroid scan and uptake
  • thyroid ultrasound
  • metabolic panel
  • CBC
  • TSH receptor antibodies
  • thyroid peroxidase antibodies
  • ECG
  • CT neck (noncontrast)
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Algoritmo de tratamento

CONTÍNUA

nonpregnant nonlactating adults without mass effect

nonpregnant nonlactating adults with mass effect

pregnant or lactating

Colaboradores

Autores

Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD

Professor of Medicine

Boston University Medical Center

Boston

MA

Declarações

ENP is a member of the Management Council of the Iodine Global Network. She was the 2018-2019 President of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and served on its board and executive committee until 2020. She is a current member of the ATA's thyroid in pregnancy guidelines writing task force. She is currently a Deputy Editor at the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and has previously served as an Associated Editor for the journals Thyroid, Endocrine Practice, and Clinical Thyroidology. She is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Agradecimentos

Dr Elizabeth N. Pearce would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Sheila Feit, the previous contributor to this topic.

Revisores

John C. Morris, MD

Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

Declarações

JCM declares that he has no competing interests.

Petros Perros, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP

Consultant Endocrinologist

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

UK

Declarações

PP declares that he has no competing interests.

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Disclosures

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Principais artigos

Ross DS, Burch HB, Cooper DS, et al. 2016 American Thyroid Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid. 2016 Oct;26(10):1343-421.Texto completo  Resumo

Gharib H, Papini E, Garber JR, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Endocrinology, and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules - 2016 update. Endocr Pract. 2016 May;22(5):622-39.Texto completo  Resumo

Haugen BR, Alexander EK, Bible KC, et al. 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines for adult patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: the American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid. 2016 Jan;26(1):1-133.Texto completo  Resumo

Artigos de referência

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