Infiltración adiposa difusa de la glándula tiroides asociada a amiloidosis en un paciente con insuficiencia renal crónica / Diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid gland associated to amyloidosis in a patient with chronic renal failure

ABSTRACT

We report a 26 years old male with secondary amyloidosis and chronic renal failure who consulted due to rapidly growing goiter associated with coarseness and dysphagia. Serum levels of thyroid hormones and TSH were normal and a neck CT scan showed a big mass in the anterior lateral regions, thet compressed neighboring structures. The patient was subjected to a total thyroidectomy and the pathological study revealed a diffuse fatty and amyloid infiltration of the thyroid gland. There was no evidence of malignancy