Goitre overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

A goitre (BrE), or goiter (AmE) (Latin struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the neck (just below Adam's apple or larynx) due to an enlarged thyroid gland.