Open AccessGiant adenomatous thyroid nodule compressing the trachea
Author(s) -
Harada Ko,
Fujikawa Tatsuya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.203
Subject(s) - medicine , nodule (geology) , thyroid , dysphagia , goiter , radiology , asymptomatic , thyroidectomy , past medical history , surgery , paleontology , biology
This paper details the clinical history and management of a 20‐year‐old male patient who presented with a 2‐year history of a neck swelling which was gradually enlarging during the last 3 months. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as an adenomatous nodule of the thyroid gland.