A rare case of Reidel thyroiditis with associated vocal cord paralysis: CT and MR imaging features.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2011
Abstract
Reidel thyroiditis is extremely rare and not only involves the thyroid gland but usually extends to neighboring structures in the neck. A rare complication of this disease is entrapment of the recurrent laryngeal nerve causing a vocal cord paralysis. In fact, to our knowledge, this is likely the only benign thyroid disease to cause such a paralysis. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with Reidel thyroiditis and a recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. The CT and MR imaging features are presented as well as a brief review of this disease.
Volume
32
Issue
11
First Page
201
Last Page
202
ISSN
1936-959X
Published In/Presented At
Ng, S. A., Corcuera-Solano, I., Gurudutt, V. V., & Som, P. M. (2011). A rare case of Reidel thyroiditis with associated vocal cord paralysis: CT and MR imaging features. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 32(11), E201–E202. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2406
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
21454406
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article