Sunitinib (Sutent)-induced thyrotoxicosis due to destructive thyroiditis: A case report

Thyroid

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1147-1149

  Faris, Jason E ^a   Moore, Allan F ^a   Daniels, Gilbert H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DOCETAXEL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LOPERAMIDE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MULTIVITAMIN; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; SUNITINIB; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETHARGY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PYRROLES; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 36749072043     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0104     Document Type: Article

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