title: Neglected nontoxic multinodular goiter presented as a large neck mass.
abstract: Large multinodular goiters, obvious to the naked eye, are rarely confronted by clinicians nowadays; yet they do have a place in the differential diagnosis of the neck masses. Due to the fact that 80% of the neck masses in adults are related to malignancy, the later should be ruled out.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Internal Medicine Sotiria General Hospital National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School Athens Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatis S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Papadatos
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine General Hospital of Trikala Thessaly Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mylonas
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine General Hospital of Trikala Thessaly Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zissis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology University of Ioannina School of Medicine Ioannina Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galani
keywords: Iodine deficiency; multinodular goiter; neck mass