Open AccessNeglected nontoxic multinodular goiter presented as a large neck mass
Author(s) -
Papadatos Stamatis S.,
Mylonas Stefanos,
Zissis Christos,
Galani Vasiliki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.771
Subject(s) - medicine , neck mass , multinodular goiter , malignancy , differential diagnosis , goiter , multinodular goitre , radiology , general surgery , dermatology , thyroidectomy , thyroid , pathology
Key Clinical Message Large multinodular goiters, obvious to the naked eye, are rarely confronted by clinicians nowadays; yet they do have a place in the differential diagnosis of the neck masses. Due to the fact that 80% of the neck masses in adults are related to malignancy, the later should be ruled out.