Black Thyroid Associated with Thyroid Carcinoma

Objective. Black thyroid is a rare pigmented change seen almost exclusively in patients upon minocycline ingestion, and the process has previously been thought to be generally benign. There have been 61 reported cases of black thyroid. We are aware of 13 cases previously reported in association wit...

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Main Authors: Emad Kandil, Mohamed Abdel Khalek, Haytham Alabbas, Philip Daroca, Tina Thethi, Paul Friedlander, Ryan Leblanc, Obai Abdullah, Bernard Jaffe, Byron Crawford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/681647