Table 3.

Time from start of symptoms and type of biopsy, and treatment in Riedel’s thyroiditis

Case	Time to biopsy	Type of biopsy	Steroids	Tamoxifen	MM	Rituximab	Surgery
1	3 months	FNA + surgery	Yes	Yes	No	No	Tracheostomy
2	6 months	Excision	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
3	4 months	FNA	No	Yes	No	No	No
4	2 months	FNA	No	Yes	No	No	No
5	6 months	FNA + surgery	Yes	No	No	No	Isthmectomy
6	4 years	Biopsy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Thyroidectomy

FNA fine needle aspiration, MM mycophenolate mofetil