Diabetes and infarcted papillary thyroid cancer

Authors

• Fares H. Haddad, Medical Department - Endocrine Division, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896. E-mail: haddf{at}hotmail.com
• Omar M. Malkawi, Division of Endocrine & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896.
• Ahmad A. Omari, Division of Endocrine & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896.
• Alia S. Izzat, Division of Endocrine & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896.
• Hana M. Khassrof, Division of Endocrine & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896.
• Luma M. Faiad, Department of Pathology, King Hussein Medical Centre, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan.
• Abed-Latif Okla, Division of Endocrine & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Medical Center, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan. Fax. +962 (6) 5349896.
• Abdallah N. Jamil, Department of Radiology, King Hussein Medical Centre, PO Box 967, Amman 11118, Jordan.

Abstract

A young black Jordanian lady who has type one diabetes, chronic diabetic complication and ischemic heart disease, presented with a picture of diabetic keto-acidosis, precipitated by an acute neck swelling. This was suggestive of acute suppurative thyroiditis with abscess formation causing compressive symptoms. This unfortunate patient had an eventful course despite aggressive treatment by antibiotics and surgery and then succumbed of an acute cardiac event. The operative tissue biopsy revealed an abscess in an infarcted papillary thyroid cancer. We believe this is a rare presentation of such an association with a fatal outcome.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

467

Last Page

470

Recommended Citation

Haddad, Fares H.; Malkawi, Omar M.; Omari, Ahmad A.; Izzat, Alia S.; Khassrof, Hana M.; Faiad, Luma M.; Okla, Abed-Latif; and Jamil, Abdallah N. (2002) "Diabetes and infarcted papillary thyroid cancer," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 23: Iss. 4, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1684