Table 4 Characteristics of thyroid tumors from the literature and from the present case series
Authors | N. | Pathological diagnosis | Years on lithium | Sex | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brownlie et al. (1980) | 1 | Papillary-cell carcinoma | 3.5 | F | 55 | Multinodular goiter |
McHenry et al. (1990) | 3 | Papillary carcinoma | 3 | F | 48 | Myxedema, multinodular goiter, radio-iodine therapy |
Papillary carcinoma | 4 | F | 52 | Myxedema, multinodular goiter | ||
Papillary carcinoma | 6 | F | 78 | Hypothyroidism, multinodular goiter, hyperparathyroidism | ||
Aksoy et al. (2006) | 1 | Multifocal papillary carcinoma | 4 | M | 45 | Hypothyroidism, hashimoto thyroiditis |
Bocchetta et al. (2007a), and present study | 9 | 9 papillary carcinoma | 12–26 | 8F 1M | 44–66 | Radio-iodine therapy in 6 cases |