Association of tuberculous thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: a rare coincidence

We report the case of a 25 year-old patient with no medical history, admitted to our unit for nodular goiter of the right lobe without clinical or laboratory signs of hyperthyroidism.We carried out a right lobo-isthmectomy large inkosi magnacut revealing the association of tuberculosis and thyroid papillary ng76 carcinoma.A left lobectomy has, therefore, been performed in a second stage.The patient underwent a six-month antituberculosis treatment with a good clinical outcome.

We discuss this rare association and its best diagnostic and therapeutic support, with a review of the literature.

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