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March 2014 Vol. 2 No. 3

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Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences (ISSN: 2354-3238) Vol. 2(3) pp. 061-065, March, 2014

Case Report

Delayed management of a huge thyroid mass, how to avoid a disaster! A case report

Dr. Suzan Al-Zaidi, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Reefi* and Dr. Saad Al-Muhayawi

Demonstrator in the Otolaryngology Department, King AbdulAziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author's E-mail: m_alreefi@yahoo.com; Phone: +955-562220699

Accepted January 20, 2014

Abstract

In the following report, we discuss a rare case of a huge mass of the thyroid gland that developed in a 45 years old male patient presented with a diffuse neck mass. Imaging shows a large mass of the neck, with no extra thyroid extension. Preoperative diagnosis was made by fine needle aspiration as suspension of TB versus malignancy. Open surgical excision biopsy yielded a definitive diagnosis of thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.

Keywords: Thyroid, Lymphoma, Tuberculosis, Airway, Obstruction, Fine needle, Aspiration, Chemotherapy.