title: [Fourteen cases of Riedel's struma: review of the literature].
abstract: Riedel's struma, a disorder of unknown aetiology, shows that aggressive fibrosis replaces the normal structure of the thyroid. The fibrosis characteristically spreads beyond the capsule with involvement of the adjacent structures. Fourteen patients were encountered from 4501 thyroidectomies at this hospital in a period of 33 years. The aetiology, pathology, clinical features and methods of treatment were discussed.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, People's Liberation Army, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y X
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery