Suppurative thyroiditis with oesophageal carcinoma.
A 68 year old, previously well woman presented with dysphagia, weight loss and a neck swelling. Investigations revealed a right-sided thyroid abscess with fistulous connection to the upper of two oesophageal carcinomas, a previously unreported association. The resistance of the thyroid to infection and the mechanisms of thyroid abscess formation in this patient are discussed.
Premawardhana
L D
LD
Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Vora
J P
JP
Scanlon
M F
MF
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000209:etiology*