title: [Suppurative thyroiditis and epithelioma of the piriform sinus].
abstract: The authors report a case of suppurative thyroiditis revealing cancer of the piriform sinus. The course ran two distinct phases. Initially, symptoms resolved under methylprednisolone and ampicillin given with a diagnosis of acute thyroiditis. After corticosteroids were discontinued, a tumefaction in the thyroid area recurred, with clinical features indicating centesis that removed 30 cc of pus ORL examination connected this suppurative thyroiditis to an epithelioma of a piriform sinus.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Thyroïdite suppurée et épithélioma du sinus piriforme.