title: Massive thyroid goiter: an unusual cause of aspiration pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Tsung
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed