Recently Unusual Surgical Educational Case : A Real Giant Nodular Goiter

Abstract

Normal thyroid tissue has a homogeneous structure, but sometimes thyroid tissue may show nodule formation. These nodules may occur with follicles junction that is full of colloid or they may occur with less adenoma or cysts. A 5% nodular goiter incidence is seen at nonendemic regions and 15% at endemic regions (1). Nodules, which are larger than 1 cm, can only be realized with palpation at physical examination. Although these nodules are asymptomatic, they may cause symptoms when their sizes become larger. So, for the training purpose, this study aims to study a real huge nodular goiter incidence case that is rarely seen nowadays.