Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 1

Imaging in a case of thyrotoxicosis

  • Author:
  • K.L. Chakraborti1,, G. Sripathy2, Tarun Sekhri2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 14 to 16

1Radiology Department, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi

2Thyroid Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Delhi

*Correspondence to: K.L. Chakraborti, Radiology Department, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Marg, Timarpur, Delhi - 110054.

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Abstract

Retrosternal goitres presenting with Thyrotoxicosis is very uncommon. The commonest presentation of retrosternal goitre is mediastinal symptoms. Here we present a case of thyrotoxicosis which required radiological imaging, Radioiodine scanning and clinical correlation to establish retrosternal goitre as it's etiology.