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Goiter : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Compression of trachea
  • Compression of esophagus

Complications Overview Articles

Goiter - simple
Difficulty swallowing or breathing; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Thyroid cancer; Toxic nodular goiter.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 29, 2009
Goiter
Although goiters diminish in size, the thyroid may not return to normal. Sometimes thyroid function does not return after treatment, but thyroxin is easy to take as a pill.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Toxic nodular goiter
Toxic nodular goiter involves an enlarged thyroid gland that contains a small rounded growth or growths called nodules. These nodules produce too much thyroid hormone.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 17, 2008
Laryngeal nerve damage
Laryngeal nerve damage is injury to one or both of the nerves that are attached to the voice box.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Vocal Cord Paralysis
Vocal cord paralysis is the inability to move the vocal cords and the resulting loss of vocal cord function.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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