[Diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid gland associated to amyloidosis in a patient with chronic renal failure].
We report a 26 years old male with secondary amyloidosis and chronic renal failure who consulted due to a rapidly growing goiter associated with coarseness and dysphagia. Serum levels of thyroid hormones and TSH were normal and a neck CT scan showed a big mass in the anterior and lateral regions, that compressed neighboring structures. The patient was subjected to a total thyroidectomy and the pathological study revealed a diffuse fatty and amyloid infiltration of the thyroid gland. There was no evidence of malignancy.
Téllez
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Servicio de Medicina, Hospital Dr Sótero del Río, Puente Alto, Chile.
Le Cerf
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P
Araos
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Michaud
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P
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Infiltración adiposa difusa de la glándula tiroides asociada a amiloidosis en un paciente con insuficiencia renal crónica.