Case Report
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World J Obstet Gynecol. Jun 29, 2022; 11(3): 33-39
Published online Jun 29, 2022. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v11.i3.33
Therapeutic challenges in metastatic follicular thyroid cancer occurring in pregnancy: A case report
Claudio Spinelli, Beatrice Sanna, Marco Ghionzoli, Elisabetta Micelli
Claudio Spinelli, Beatrice Sanna, Marco Ghionzoli, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and of the Critic Area, University of Pisa, Pisa 56100, Italy
Elisabetta Micelli, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Pisa 56100, Italy
Author contributions: Spinelli C, Sanna B and Micelli E participated in conception and design, drafting the article and acquisition of data; Sanna B and Ghionzoli M participated in acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation of data; All of the co-authors interpreted the data, participated in the completion of the article, and approved the final version of the article.
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Corresponding author: Marco Ghionzoli, MD, PhD, Attending Doctor, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and of the Critic Area, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa 56100, Italy. marco.ghionzoli@meyer.it
Received: December 28, 2021
Peer-review started: December 28, 2021
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 22, 2022
Accepted: May 28, 2022
Article in press: May 28, 2022
Published online: June 29, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We discuss an uncommon presentation of follicular thyroid cancer occurring during pregnancy. Beta human chorionic gonadotropin and estrogens could take part in the progression of thyroid tumors.