An unilateral rapidly growing amyloid goiter associated with osteopetrosis: a Case Report and Literature Review

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Introduction</bold>: Amyloid goiter of the thyroid is a rare disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid proteins within the thyroid gland, leading to its enlargement and functional impairment. The exact cause of amyloid goiter remains unknown, but it is associated with multiple myeloma, systemic amyloidosis, and familial Mediterranean fever. Diagnosis is made through imag...

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• Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial
• Amyloidosis
• Codon
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Disease Susceptibility
• Mutation
• Organ Specificity
• Phenotype

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Literature Corpus work

2a10432b-9b95-57ff-9792-8640e6866087

DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-2780216/v1