title: Metastatic Hurthle cell tumour causing central airway obstruction.
abstract: A Hurthle cell tumour is a variant of follicular thyroid cell carcinoma. This is a report of metastatic Hurthle cell tumour causing central airway obstruction, emphasizing the difficulty in differentiating benign from malignant lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*