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

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 518-520

  Chang, Chia Che ^a   Chou, Yi Hong ^b,c   Tiu, Chui Mei ^b,c   Chiou, Hong Jen ^b,c   Wang, Hsin Kai ^b,c   Chiou, See Ying ^b,c   Chen, Siew Peng ^b   Chang, Ming Wei ^b   Chang, Chi Houng ^a   Hong, Ting Han ^a  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Goiter; Pseudoaneurysm; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DYSPNEA; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; NECK TUMOR; NODULAR GOITER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANEURYSM, FALSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEMATOMA; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 35748965885     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20314     Document Type: Article

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