Thyroid Carcinoma Detected in a Chronic Headache Sufferer: A Case Report

Molyneux T, Wittingham W 1994 Mar; 24(1): 23-7

This case report illustrates the value of plain film radiography in day-to-day chiropractic practice. A patient who presented with chronic headache and cervical spinal joint dysfunction was radiographed prior to chiropractic manipulation, and the films reviewed by both authors (a chiropractor and a chiropractic radiologist) revealed tracheal indentation and deviation. Appropriate referral for further imaging and subsequent tissue biopsy led to a diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma. The patient’s clinical history, plain film and CT images are presented. Eighteen-month follow-up indicated that surgery and radiation therapy have afforded the patient a favourable prognosis. Chiropractic manipulation was not given to this patient in light of the pathology. There has been no relief of the headache.

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