Postoperative thyroid storm after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus

Thyroid storm is a rare life‐threating condition. We report a case of thyroid storm after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus.

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