Neki pacijenti imaju otečen prednji deo vrata zbog uvećane štitaste žlezde, poznatiji kao ’’gušavost’’[1]. Veličina varira od osobe do osobe i u većini slučajeva ne izaziva nikakve simptome[2]. Kod ozbiljnih slučajeva, simptomi mogu da ukuljučuju kašalj, stezanje u grlu, promuklost i teškoće sa gutanjem ili disanjem[3]. U većini slučajeva gušavost nije kancerogena, ali u 1 od 20 slučajeva, može biti znak raka štitaste žlezde[4].
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[1] NHS. Goitre. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/goitre/ Last accessed February 2019.
[2] NHS. Goitre. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/goitre/ Last accessed February 2019.
[3] NHS. Goitre. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/goitre/ Last accessed February 2019.
[4] NHS. Goitre. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/goitre/ Last accessed February 2019.