Acute goiter hematoma following blunt neck trauma.
Traumatic hemorrhage into the thyroid gland is rarely reported. We report the case of a 30-year-old man who sustained blunt trauma to his neck, resulting in hemorrhage into a previously existing goiter. The patient's goiter was drained in the hospital. He was doing well at a three-month follow-up.
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Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*