Table 1.
Category (reference) | Etiology and/or Indication | Major Manifestation | Therapeutic Approach | Results of Treatment | Possible Complications of Treatment |
1 [10; 11; 15] | Intrathoracic goiter | Bleeding | Thyroidectomy | Usually complete response | Complications of surgeries |
2 [1] | Tumor | Bleeding | Chemoradiotherapy | Partial response | Chemoradiotherapy side effects |
3 [13] | Tumor | Bleeding | Surgical Resection | Usually complete response | Complications of surgeries |
4 [21] | Systemic vasculitis | Bleeding | Steroids and dapsone | Complete response | Medications side effects |
5 [29] | Unspecified disease | Bleeding | Sclerotherapy | Partial or no response | Bleeding, fatal pulmonary embolism |
6 [current report] | Behcet's disease | Bleeding | Band ligation | Complete response | Endoscopic band ligation complications |