A misdiagnosed Riedel's thyroiditis successfully treated by thyroidectomy and tamoxifen
Riedel's thyroiditis, known as invasive fibrous thyroiditis, is a very rare form of chronic thyroiditis. It is hard to make the diagnosis without surgical biopsy. We present a case of Riedel's thyroiditis in a 52-year-old female with past history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. She suffer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612003671 |