A pregnant woman with an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule: a case report.

Masakazu NotsuMika YamauchiToshitsugu SugimotoKeizo Kanasaki

Published in: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (2020)

This case showed that hCG stimulation during pregnancy caused thyroid nodule enlargement and enhanced thyroid hormone production. The pregnancy could be the pathological stimulus and provides chance to diagnosis for AFTNs.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
preterm birth
case report