MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

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A 48-years-old woman presented with insomnia (inability to get enough sleep, a bad dream), a fatigue, irritability, exophthalmos (protuberance of eyes) and tachycardia. The thyroid gland was enlarged. She died soon due to cardiovascular insufficiency. Histological investigation of the thyroid tissue revealed a proliferation of an epithelium with formation of papillas, a colloid colliquation, lymphocyte and plasmocyte infiltration and formation of lymphatic follicles with the germinal centres. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A
Diffuse toxic goiter. (Basedow’s disease)
B
Endemic goiter
C
Sporadic goiter
D
Hashimoto’s thyreoiditis
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