A case of Riedel's thyroiditis

Gyu Young Pi, Yong Sang Lee, Soon Won Hong, Hang Seok Chang, Cheong Soo Park

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Riedel's thyroiditis is an extremely rare disease that is difficult to diagnose correctly using preoperative diagnostic tools because it can mimic malignant neoplasm or the fibrous variant of Hashimoto thyroiditis during preoperative physical, radiologic, and pathologic examination. We describe here a rare case of Riedel's thyroiditis in an elderly patient and its radiologic characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-320
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Korean Surgical Society
Volume82
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 May

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A case of Riedel's thyroiditis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this