An Unusual Presentation of a Large Calcified Thyroid Nodule.

Case Rep Surg

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Published: November 2018

This case highlights the rare occurrence of a large benign calcified nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid gland with associated obstructive symptoms. Unusually, the calcification was confluent with similar calcified nodules in the subcutaneous tissue plane. The symptoms were alleviated following a total thyroidectomy.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6247657PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1795028DOI Listing

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