| Thyroid neoplastic disease | Patient will present as → a 40-year-old woman who is otherwise healthy presents to your office complaining of a lump in her neck. On examination, she is found to have a firm 2-cm nodule associated with the left lobe of the thyroid gland. Hoarse voice, solitary cold nodule on thyroid uptake scan Most often papillary carcinoma (80%) Diagnostic studies:
Treatment: Surgical resection
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| Adrenal tumors/neoplastic disease | Patient will present as → a 43-year-old female with high blood pressure unresponsive to therapy. She complains of headaches, palpitations, and sweating. She has a history of neurofibromatosis type 1, though without any neurological deficits. She has multiple café-au-lait spots on her body. The ECG demonstrates sinus tachycardia. She is found to be hypertensive to 154/121 mmHg. Her 24-hour urine metanephrines and VMA come back elevated. Her abdominal CT demonstrates an adrenal mass. Pheochromocytoma
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