AMYLOID GOITER IN FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER (FMF): A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC STUDY OF 10 CASES

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Table 1. Characteristics of the 10 Patients with Amyloid Goiter

Case No.	Age	Sex	Gland Size	Onset of FMF	Age at Diagnosis of Amyloidosis	Therapy	Symptoms	Goiter Size
1	50	M	ND	1978	1988	(–)	Dyspnea	1B
2	36	F	ND	1989	1996	(–)	Dyspnea	1A
3	25	F	RL : 9 × 8 × 5 cm	1984	1991	Surgery	Dyspnea	1B
4	20	F	RL : 7 × 4 × 2 cm	1990	1997	Surgery	Dyspnea Dysphagia	2
			LL : 9 × 5 × 4 cm
5	30	M	RL : 12 × 7 × 4 cm	1980	1987	(–)	Dyspnea Dysphagia	3
			LL : 9 × 6 × 3 cm
6	27	F	ND	1983	1993	(–)	Dyspnea	1A
7	54	M	ND	1978	1991	(–)	Dyspnea	1A
8	22	F	RL : 8 × 6 × 3 cm	1984	1991	Surgery	Dyspnea	1B
			LL : 4 × 3 × 2 cm
9	28	M	RL : 12 × 7 × 3 cm	1983	1988	Surgery	Dyspnea Dysphagia	2
			LL : 10 × 7 × 4 cm
10	27	F	RL : 13 × 11 × 5 cm	1988	1993	Surgery	Dyspnea Dysphagia	2
			LL : 2 × 2 × 1 cm

Table 2. Thyroid Function of 10 Patients with Amyloid Goiter

Case No.	FT3 nmol/L	FT4 nmol/L	TSH mU/L
1	1.4	0.97	1.84
2	1.2	0.75	3.5
3	3.9	1	0.1
4	2.46	1.14	0.17
5	2.8	1.17	0.52
6	1.31	1.67	1.73
7	1.64	0.72	2.7
8	1.3	1.16	0.4
9	3.26	1.2	0.4
10	2.8	1.5	0.4