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Case Reports
Spontaneous rupture with pseudoaneurysm formation in a nodular goiter presenting as a large neck mass.
- Chia-Che Chang, Yi-Hong Chou, Chui-Mei Tiu, Hong-Jen Chiou, Hsin-Kai Wang, See-Ying Chiou, Siew-Peng Chen, Ming-Wei Chang, Chi-Houng Chang, and Ting-Han Hong.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Lotung, Ilan, Taiwan.
- J Clin Ultrasound. 2007 Nov 1;35(9):518-20.
AbstractAcute airway obstruction caused by goiter hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. We report a case of nodular goiter in which spontaneous rupture with active bleeding developed suddenly, presenting as a large neck mass with dyspnea. Sonographic examination revealed a large inhomogeneous soft tissue mass in the left thyroid lobe containing some hypoechoic areas. Color Doppler and spectral Doppler analysis were consistent with a large hematoma and pseudoaneurysm, which was subsequently confirmed at surgery.(c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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