Toxic intrathoracic goiter and mediastinal lymphadenopathy: An unusual presentation of systemic primary alamyloidosis

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-49

  De Saedeleer, B ^a   Poppe, K ^a   Lacor, P ^a   De Mey, J ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a   Bourgain, C ^a   Velkeniers, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Intrathoracic goiter; Mediastinal lymphadenopathy; Primary amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; FUROSEMIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; MELPHALAN; METOPROLOL; MOLSIDOMINE; PREDNISONE; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GOITER; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; TOXIC GOITER;

EID: 0345270437     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2003.58.1.006     Document Type: Article

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