TY - JOUR
T1 - Goitre presenting as an oropharyngeal mass
T2 - An unusual finding in the elderly
AU - Berenholz, Leonard P.
AU - Segal, Samuel
AU - Kessler, Alex
PY - 1999/2
Y1 - 1999/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Goitre
KW - Retropharyngeal space
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032978979&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/s0022215100143488
DO - 10.1017/s0022215100143488
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AN - SCOPUS:0032978979
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 113
SP - 170
EP - 171
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 2
ER -