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Dysphagia caused by a foreign body in the thyroid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. R. Chowohury  and
J. D. C. Bennett
C. R. Chowohury*
Affiliation:
Dept of ENT Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London SE18 4QH
J. D. C. Bennett
Affiliation:
Dept of ENT Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London SE18 4QH
*
Lt Col C. R. Chowdhury, F.R.C.S., R.A.M.C, Department of ENT Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London SE18 4QH
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Abstract

A case is described where neck pain of unknown origin associated with dysphagia was found to be caused by a foreign body in the thyroid gland.

Keywords

Thyroid glandDysphagiaForeign body
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1057 - 1058
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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