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Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare thyroid disease characterized by dense fibrous tissues that replace the thyroid gland and invade the adjacent structures that can mimic thyroid malignancy. We discuss the presentation, investigation and management of this very rare condition. CASE PR...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20157436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-15 |
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author | Shahi, Navneel Abdelhamid, Mohammed F Jindall, Mudit Awad, Reda W |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare thyroid disease characterized by dense fibrous tissues that replace the thyroid gland and invade the adjacent structures that can mimic thyroid malignancy. We discuss the presentation, investigation and management of this very rare condition. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a 59-year-old African-Caribbean man who presented with a rapidly growing hard neck mass, a hoarse voice, dysphagia and breathing difficulty that clinically suggested thyroid malignancy. Biopsy, however, revealed dense fibrous tissues suggestive of Riedel's thyroiditis. This was successfully treated with very high dose steroids, with no relapse in the symptoms. CONCLUSION: It is important for clinicians to be aware of this diagnosis when managing patients with thyroid disease, because Riedel's thyroiditis can mimic malignancy. In addition, our case demonstrates that this condition should be treated with very high dose steroids to prevent relapse. |
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spelling | pubmed-28213922010-02-15 Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report Shahi, Navneel Abdelhamid, Mohammed F Jindall, Mudit Awad, Reda W J Med Case Reports Case report INTRODUCTION: Riedel's thyroiditis is a rare thyroid disease characterized by dense fibrous tissues that replace the thyroid gland and invade the adjacent structures that can mimic thyroid malignancy. We discuss the presentation, investigation and management of this very rare condition. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a 59-year-old African-Caribbean man who presented with a rapidly growing hard neck mass, a hoarse voice, dysphagia and breathing difficulty that clinically suggested thyroid malignancy. Biopsy, however, revealed dense fibrous tissues suggestive of Riedel's thyroiditis. This was successfully treated with very high dose steroids, with no relapse in the symptoms. CONCLUSION: It is important for clinicians to be aware of this diagnosis when managing patients with thyroid disease, because Riedel's thyroiditis can mimic malignancy. In addition, our case demonstrates that this condition should be treated with very high dose steroids to prevent relapse. BioMed Central 2010-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC2821392/ /pubmed/20157436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-15 Text en Copyright ©2010 Shahi et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case report Shahi, Navneel Abdelhamid, Mohammed F Jindall, Mudit Awad, Reda W Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title | Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title_full | Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title_fullStr | Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title_short | Riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
title_sort | riedel's thyroiditis masquerading as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a case report |
topic | Case report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20157436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-15 |
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