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Losartan in the treatment of solid tumours, ugandan experience


Author(s): Akusa DY, Amandu R

A 28 years old female presented to the emergency room complaining of shortness of breath for a number of years with progressive swelling in the neck. She was progressively becoming short of breath on exertion but did not have fever, pain or hoarseness. She had been on Lugol’s iodine without improvement. On examination, vital signs were stable. However, she had a cervical large non tender multi-nodular goitre, with a shift of the trachea to the right side .By percussion; there was no dullness over the sternum. Her left breast had a large non painful mass.