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Can thyroid cancer cause hyperthyroidism?
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Can coexist : Thyroid cancer can coexist with hyperthyroidism especially with multi nodular goitersbut rare.
Answered 7/19/2019
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Unusual: Most thyroid cancers do not produce excess thyroid hormone. Very rarely, a single nodule can produce excess hormone and be cancerous, but those are very unusual.
Answered 7/19/2019
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Thyroid cancer: It is very rare for thyroid caner to cause high thyroid levels. This occurs only with follicular thyroid cancer with extensive, bulky metastatic disease.
Answered 3/22/2020
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