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Nishiura K, Nakazato K, Yokokawa T, Suzuki Y, Kurosawa Y, Wada K, Shimizu T, Oikawa M, Kobayashi A, Sugimoto K, Shakespear N, Hashimoto Y, Takeishi Y. A Case of Giant Goiter Associated with Airway Stenosis Caused by Long-Term Intravenous Epoprostenol Therapy for Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6359. [PMID: 37835003 PMCID: PMC10573889 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12196359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive and life-threatening disease with pulmonary vasculature remodeling, leading to right-sided heart failure. Epoprostenol (prostaglandin I2) is highly recommended for patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) categorized by the World Health Organization as functional class III or IV. It has been reported that prostaglandin I2 analogs can cause thyroid gland swelling and abnormal thyroid function. A 34-year-old woman was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and started receiving continuous intravenous epoprostenol. Three years after starting epoprostenol, she began complaining of neck swelling and was diagnosed with Graves' disease. The patient's thyroid function was controlled by thiamazole and levothyroxine; nevertheless, her thyroid gland enlargement worsened as the epoprostenol dose was titrated. After 20 years, she developed respiratory failure with a giant goiter leading to airway stenosis, and she passed away. The pathological autopsy confirmed a massive goiter associated with hyperthyroidism and airway stenosis. We experienced a case of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension with a giant goiter and airway stenosis after long-term intravenous epoprostenol therapy.
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- Kazuto Nishiura
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; (K.N.)
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Lame CA, Atila M, Dembele B, Obeng MK. Management of a Long-Standing Huge Goiter During a Humanitarian Mission: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e39365. [PMID: 37362472 PMCID: PMC10285428 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.39365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Giant goiters are still encountered in low-income countries where diagnosis and management remain challenging. The authors report a case of an endemic giant goiter, treated during a humanitarian mission. A 50-year-old female with no particular history presented during a humanitarian mission with a giant nontoxic goiter evolving for 30 years. She underwent a total thyroidectomy removing a 3 kg thyroid gland. The postoperative period was uneventful. Giant goiters are not exceptional in goiter-endemic areas. Diagnostic and surgical management do not require particular technology. Surgery remains feasible even in countries with limited resources.
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- Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Medical Inn, Düsseldorf, DEU
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- Plastic Surgery and Oncology Department, Hôpital de Dermatologie de Bamako, Bamako, MLI
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- Plastic Surgery Department, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
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Harada K, Fujikawa T. Giant adenomatous thyroid nodule compressing the trachea. J Gen Fam Med 2018; 19:219-220. [PMID: 30464871 PMCID: PMC6238239 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This paper details the clinical history and management of a 20-year-old male patient who presented with a 2-year history of a neck swelling which was gradually enlarging during the last 3 months. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as an adenomatous nodule of the thyroid gland.
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- Ko Harada
- Department of General Internal MedicineMitoyo General HospitalKanonjiJapan
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- Department of General Internal MedicineMitoyo General HospitalKanonjiJapan
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Azuma K, Oda J, Oda K, Homma H, Azuma H, Uchida K, Matsuoka Y, Kobayashi T, Yukioka T. A 71-year-old female with giant goiter associated with tracheomalacia. Acute Med Surg 2014; 1:242-244. [PMID: 29930856 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Case A 71-year-old woman was admitted to the Emergency Department with severe dyspnea followed by unconsciousness. She had a history of hyperthyroidism and her anterior neck was markedly swollen. After ventilation was started, she soon became conscious with the improvement of oxygenation. Computed tomography findings indicated giant goiter surrounding the trachea. Later, we carried out a thyroidectomy for the giant goiter (800 g), and tracheostomy. Bronchoscopy carried out at the end of surgery showed a deformed tracheal wall on breathing. During inspiration, the collapsed wall of the trachea occluded the airway, although the tracheal wall recovered to normal during expiration. We diagnosed this case as acquired tracheomalacia and a tracheal stent graft made of silicon was inserted immediately after bronchoscopy. Outcome After stent graft insertion, the patient was transferred to another hospital. Conclusion Emergency physicians should be aware of the causes of tracheomalacia in order to safely carry out treatment, particularly in the case of patients with giant goiter.
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- Kazunari Azuma
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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Ridal M, Alami MN. [ Giant goiter associated with dyspnea]. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 14:82. [PMID: 23646218 PMCID: PMC3641931 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.82.2499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Mohammed Ridal
- Service ORL, CHU Hassan II, Faculté de médecine de Fès, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco
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