We report herein a case of thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma in a patient receiving antithyroid drug therapy for Graves' disease. A 75-year-old woman first presented with ...

Graves’ disease usually requires ongoing treatment unless a person has had successful surgery. Treatments for the disease are likely to cause hypothyroidism — a lack of thyroid hormones.

However, our experience with this case indicates that enlargement of the thyroid in patients with Graves' disease should be evaluated by US and FNAB,as it is in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

For instance, a high TSH and low T4 may suggest Hashimoto’s disease, while a low TSH and high T4 may suggest Graves' disease. Different combinations of values can mean different things ...

Eun Lee, MD Thyroid disease is caused by over- or underproduction of thyroid hormones. An overproduction of thyroid hormones is called hyperthyroidism, and an underproduction of thyroid hormones is ...