Fatal haematemesis due to benign retrosternal goitre.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The development of a goitre in the retrosternal space may result in many different symptoms due to local compression. We describe a case in which such a goitre resulted in full-thickness ulceration of the oesophagus, which presented as a fatal haematemesis. We believe that such a complication has not been previously reported.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Goiter, Substernal