Varsamidakis N, Kanakis M, Thomas T, Kati M, Kostopanagiotou E
1st Surgical Department, Athens General Hospital, Georgios Gennimatas, Greece.
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2009 Oct;117(9):511-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1202276. Epub 2009 Apr 16.
A 72 year old man presented with progressive dysphagia. A poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma occluding the esophagus was diagnosed. The trachea was initially unaffected. This mode of presentation for a thyroid carcinoma is very uncommon.