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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.

Sec. Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1619195

Atypical Manifestation of Giant Thyroid Goiter: A Case Report Presenting with Arm Paresthesia

Provisionally accepted
  • Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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A 61-year-old male presented with persistent numbness, weakness, and soreness in his left arm. Imaging and fine-needle aspiration cytology indicated a benign thyroid nodule, which was subsequently confirmed by postoperative pathology. The patient recovered uneventfully following surgery, with no evidence of recurrence during follow-up. While large thyroid nodules typically cause tracheal compression, dysphagia, or compromised vascular flow, this rare case involved a mass effect compressing the brachial plexus, resulting in neurological symptoms such as numbness, weakness, and soreness.

Keywords: Goiter, benign, Thyroid Nodule, Brachial Plexus, case report

Received: 27 Apr 2025; Accepted: 04 Aug 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 CHIU, Lin, Lu and Yueh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Hann Ziong Yueh, Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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