title: Invasive fibrous thyroiditis (Riedel's struma): a manifestation of multifocal fibrosclerosis? A case report with review of the literature.
abstract: A patient is described with Riedel's thyroiditis and invasive fibrous growth in parathyroid, lacrimal glands, and retroperitoneally. It is proposed that Riedel's thyroiditis is not a disease in its own right but a manifestation of a generalized disease of fibrous tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: de Lange
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Freling
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Molenaar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doorenbos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012598:Sclerosis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000473:pathology*