Primary Amyloid Goitre  

作　　者：C. Aparna I. V. Renuka G. Saila Bala M. Vijayasri 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pathology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India

出　　处：《International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery》2014年第1期29-31,共3页耳鼻喉（英文）

摘　　要：Goitre is defined as the presence of amyloid within the thyroid gland in such quantities as to produce a clinically apparent enlargement. We report a case on a fifty-two-year-old female patient who presented with a rapidly growing thyroid swelling. Thyroid function tests were normal. This case was diagnosed as amyloid goitre and was discussed in detail along with review of literature.Goitre is defined as the presence of amyloid within the thyroid gland in such quantities as to produce a clinically apparent enlargement. We report a case on a fifty-two-year-old female patient who presented with a rapidly growing thyroid swelling. Thyroid function tests were normal. This case was diagnosed as amyloid goitre and was discussed in detail along with review of literature.

关 键 词：AMYLOID GOITRE 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]