Goitre presenting as an oropharyngeal mass: an unusual finding in the elderly.
Thyroid goitre presentation in the neck with extension inferiorly to the mediastinum is well-known. Extension superiorly into the retropharyngeal space is very rare and may be accompanied by change in voice and/or airway compromise. A case is described of a patient with change in voice and mild airway compromise secondary to a goitre presenting in the oropharynx. Computed tomography (CT) and physical findings are discussed with the need to recognize this rare entity.
Berenholz
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Department of Otolaryngology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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Kessler
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D000368:Aged; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*