RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Rare Case of Reidel Thyroiditis with Associated Vocal Cord Paralysis: CT and MR Imaging Features
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP E201
OP E202
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A2406
VO 32
IS 11
A1 Ng, S.A.
A1 Corcuera-Solano, I.
A1 Gurudutt, V.V.
A1 Som, P.M.
YR 2011
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/32/11/E201.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Reidel thyroiditis is extremely rare and not only involves the thyroid gland but usually extends to neighboring structures in the neck. A rare complication of this disease is entrapment of the recurrent laryngeal nerve causing a vocal cord paralysis. In fact, to our knowledge, this is likely the only benign thyroid disease to cause such a paralysis. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with Reidel thyroiditis and a recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. The CT and MR imaging features are presented as well as a brief review of this disease.