Dysphagia as the Presenting Symptom of Thyroid Cancer

Abstract

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.

Key words

esophagus - thyroid - dysphagia - cancer - invasion

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