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Severe Dyspnea Caused by a Massive Neck Mass - Report of a Case
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial surgery, Clinical Hospital Center “Zemun” , Belgrade , Serbia
Volume 39, Issue 1 (2025)
Abstract
This case report describes a 61-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room of our hospital with severe dyspnea. The patient reported experiencing breathing difficulties for the past 2 weeks, with daily worsening, as well as swallowing problems persisting for about a year. She denied any comorbidities or history of neck-related injuries or surgeries. Physical examination revealed significant swelling on both sides of her neck. Computed tomography was performed to further investigate her condition. The neck CT showed a massive tumor that completely replaces both lobes of the thyroid gland and extends into the mediastinum. Urgent endotracheal intubation was carried out, followed by angiography to assess the tumor mass's vascularization. The patient was then tracheotomized, and a biopsy of the tumor mass was performed. Histopathological examination revealed insular carcinoma of the thyroid gland. The hospital stay was complicated by respiratory failure and paratracheal tumor bleeding, leading to a fatal outcome.
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