Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Goiter means that the thyroid gland is larger than the normal size for the patient’s age and gender. Some of the causes of goiter are iodine deficiency, thyroid nodules, Graves’ disease(GD). Goiter, hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy and dermopathy can be seen in GD. Compression symptoms due to goiter (dyspnea, dysphagia, superior vena cava syndrome) are also seen. Here, we will present a case of GD with superior vena cava syndrome.C...