Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 1, February 2012, pages 15-19

Primary Thyroid Lymphoma as A Manifestation of Rapidly Growing Thyroid Causing Progressive Respiratory Distress

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. A large mass was evident in the anterior neck.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT scan of the neck with enhancement revealed a large cervical mass arising from thyroid which completely encircled the narrowed trachea (A: coronal section; B: transverse section).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT scan of the neck 3 weeks after the initiation of combination chemotherapy revealed the mass dramatically decreased in size.