MULTINODULAR GOITER PRESENTING AS A RETROPHARYNGEAL MASS: A CASE REPORT
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Multinodular Goiter Presenting as a Retropharyngeal Mass: a Case Report
usually presents as a non-tender anterior neck mass. Asymptomatic patients may be treated medically, which often reduces the size of the gland or avoids progression of the disease. Neglected or ineffectively treated cases may grow beyond the confines of the gland, which primarily occurs caudally into the mediastinum. Cranial extension of the goiter into the retropharygeal space is a very rare p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ankara Medical School
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1300-5464
DOI: 10.1501/jms_0000000015