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Plummer disease

MedGen UID:
137963
•Concept ID:
C0342127
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Plummer's disease; Toxic adenomatous goiter; Toxic goiter; Toxic goitre; Toxic nodular goiter; Toxic Nodular Goiter; toxic nodular goiter; toxic nodular goitre; Toxic struma nodosa
SNOMED CT: Toxic nodular goiter (57777000); Toxic adenomatous goiter (57777000); Toxic struma nodosa (57777000); Plummer's disease (57777000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001252

Definition

Nodular enlargement of the thyroid gland associated with hyperthyroidism. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPlummer disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current approach to surgical management of hyperthyroidism.
Barczyński M
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2021 Jun;65(2):124-131. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.23736/S1824-4785.21.03330-6. PMID: 33494587

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Current approach to surgical management of hyperthyroidism.
Barczyński M
Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2021 Jun;65(2):124-131. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.23736/S1824-4785.21.03330-6. PMID: 33494587
Incidental carcinoma of the thyroid.
Pezzolla A, Marzaioli R, Lattarulo S, Docimo G, Conzo G, Ciampolillo A, Barile G, Anelli FM, Madaro A
Int J Surg 2014;12 Suppl 1:S98-102. Epub 2014 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.041. PMID: 24866072
Radioiodine treatment of Plummer and multinodular toxic and nontoxic goiter disease by the first approximation dosimetry method.
Zingrillo M, Urbano N, Suriano V, Modoni S
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2007 Apr;22(2):256-60. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2006.314. PMID: 17600473

Diagnosis

A Case of Marine-Lenhart Syndrome with Predominance of Plummer Disease.
Miyazaki M, Okada Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka Y
J UOEH 2019;41(2):165-170. doi: 10.7888/juoeh.41.165. PMID: 31292360
Incidental carcinoma of the thyroid.
Pezzolla A, Marzaioli R, Lattarulo S, Docimo G, Conzo G, Ciampolillo A, Barile G, Anelli FM, Madaro A
Int J Surg 2014;12 Suppl 1:S98-102. Epub 2014 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.041. PMID: 24866072
Image of the month. Toxic adenoma or solitary autonomous nodule (variant of Plummer disease).
Feliciano DV
Arch Surg 2001 Feb;136(2):239-40. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.136.2.239. PMID: 11177151

Therapy

Radioiodine treatment of Plummer and multinodular toxic and nontoxic goiter disease by the first approximation dosimetry method.
Zingrillo M, Urbano N, Suriano V, Modoni S
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2007 Apr;22(2):256-60. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2006.314. PMID: 17600473

Prognosis

Incidental carcinoma of the thyroid.
Pezzolla A, Marzaioli R, Lattarulo S, Docimo G, Conzo G, Ciampolillo A, Barile G, Anelli FM, Madaro A
Int J Surg 2014;12 Suppl 1:S98-102. Epub 2014 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.041. PMID: 24866072

Clinical prediction guides

Incidental carcinoma of the thyroid.
Pezzolla A, Marzaioli R, Lattarulo S, Docimo G, Conzo G, Ciampolillo A, Barile G, Anelli FM, Madaro A
Int J Surg 2014;12 Suppl 1:S98-102. Epub 2014 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.041. PMID: 24866072
Radioiodine treatment of Plummer and multinodular toxic and nontoxic goiter disease by the first approximation dosimetry method.
Zingrillo M, Urbano N, Suriano V, Modoni S
Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2007 Apr;22(2):256-60. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2006.314. PMID: 17600473

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