A case of Marine-Lenhart Syndrome （MLS）

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  • Miyakoshi Kaoru
    Japanese Red Cross Kitami Hospital Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
  • Kumai Takumi
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University Department of Innovative Head & Neck Cancer Research and Treatment（IHNCRT）, Asahikawa Medical University
  • Ohara Kenzo
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
  • Kishibe Kan
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
  • Hayashi Tatsuya
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
  • Takahara Miki
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neack Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University Department of Innovative Head & Neck Cancer Research and Treatment（IHNCRT）, Asahikawa Medical University

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  • Marine-Lenhart症候群（MLS）の1例

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Marine-Lenhart syndrome consists of coexisting Basedow’s and Plummer’s diseases. Here, we report a case of Marine-Lenhart syndrome, in which hyperthyroidism was detected during the follow-up of a thyroid tumor, and the diagnosis was made based on scintigraphy findings. <br>A 69-year-old woman had been diagnosed with a left thyroid tumor more than 20 years ago. Because cytological examination suggested a benign tumor, surgical removal was not performed. She was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism by a local family doctor, and was referred to our department for further examination. TRAb was positive, and CT and echography showed a substantial mass with a maximum diameter of 32 mm in the left lobe of the thyroid gland. I123 scintigraphy showed an accumulation in the left lobe tumor, and weak but diffuse accumulation in other lesions of the thyroid glands. Based on these findings, she was diagnosed with Marine-Lenhart syndrome. The patient was treated with total thyroidectomy, and no malignant findings were observed.

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