ea0049ep791 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2017
Vaz de Castro Raquel
, Maria Aragues Jose
, Ferreira Florbela
, Gomes Vania
, Wessling Ana
, Tavares Lurdes
, Ribeiro Joana
, Alves Irina
, Camilo Fernandes Afonso
, Joao Bugalho Maria
: We report the case of a 57-year-old female diagnosed with Graves disease fifteen years before (TSH <0.001 U/ml; FT4 2.3 ng/dl; FT3 7.2 ng/dl, TSAbs 17 U/l). Persistency of hyperthyroidism despite antithyroid therapy led to total thyroidectomy three years after the diagnosis. Thereafter, thyroid function remained normal under hormonal replacement with levothyroxine. The patient had also been diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia at 47 years of age after investigation for...