An abscess associated with an intrathoracic goiter is an extremely rare condition. The authors report a case of a thyroid abscess complicated by acute dyspnea and asphyxia in a patient of geriatric age with a substernal goiter. Surgical therapy was necessary to obtain a correct diagnosis and an effective treatment.
Thyroid abscess associated with a substernal goiter. Case report / C., Lavini; P., Natali; G., Magni; R., Valli; Morandi, Uliano. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0021-9509. - STAMPA. - 44:(2003), pp. 271-273.
Thyroid abscess associated with a substernal goiter. Case report.
MORANDI, Uliano
2003
Abstract
An abscess associated with an intrathoracic goiter is an extremely rare condition. The authors report a case of a thyroid abscess complicated by acute dyspnea and asphyxia in a patient of geriatric age with a substernal goiter. Surgical therapy was necessary to obtain a correct diagnosis and an effective treatment.
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