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.
Department of Otolaryngology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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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*