title: Emergency total thyroidectomy for bleeding anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a viable option for palliation.
abstract: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare and highly aggressive thyroid neoplasm. Bleeding from tumor is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening complication requiring sophisticated intervention facilities which are not usually available at odd hours in emergency. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with exsanguinating hemorrhage from ATC and was treated by emergency total thyroidectomy. The patient is well three months postoperatively. Emergency total thyroidectomy is a viable option for palliation in ATC presenting with bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mohit Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Joshi