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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
Published on: September 20, 2024
Will the shepherd be able to play the alpine horn with that huge goiter (XVI century)?
Purpose:
There are many of the representations in iconography of individuals with goiters reported in the literature.
Methods:
The article describe a unique representation of goiter, as observed by the authors in a sculpture in Italy.
Results:
In a Nativity, in the upper part of the altar of the Church of the Annunciata, Boccioleto (Val Sermenza, Piedmont, Italy), a horn player with a huge goiter, gladdens the Holy Family. Wooden work by Francesco Antonio d'Alberto, 1694.
Conclusion:
This is an appropriate example of the iconography of "real goiter," since in this case the sculptor had the aim of showing person with goiter.
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