Spontaneous rupture with pseudoaneurysm formation in a nodular goiter presenting as a large neck mass

Acute airway obstruction caused by goiter hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life‐threatening condition. We report a case of nodular goiter in which spontaneous rupture with active bleeding developed suddenly, presenting as a large neck mass with dyspnea. Sonographic examination revealed a large i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2007-11, Vol.35 (9), p.518-520
Hauptverfasser: Chang, Chia‐Che, Chou, Yi‐Hong, Tiu, Chui‐Mei, Chiou, Hong‐Jen, Wang, Hsin‐Kai, Chiou, See‐Ying, Chen, Siew‐Peng, Chang, Ming‐Wei, Chang, Chi‐Houng, Hong, Ting‐Han
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Zusammenfassung:Acute airway obstruction caused by goiter hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life‐threatening condition. We report a case of nodular goiter in which spontaneous rupture with active bleeding developed suddenly, presenting as a large neck mass with dyspnea. Sonographic examination revealed a large inhomogeneous soft tissue mass in the left thyroid lobe containing some hypoechoic areas. Color Doppler and spectral Doppler analysis were consistent with a large hematoma and pseudoaneurysm, which was subsequently confirmed at surgery. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007
ISSN:0091-2751
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DOI:10.1002/jcu.20314