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Can death occur from an enlarged thyroid?
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Almost never: It is theoretically possible, but the size of the thyroid alone is very, very rarely a cause of death - if however, it enlarges due to cancer, that is totally different. It's the cancer than can kill you, not the size of the thyroid alone.
Answered 3/16/2013
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Unlikely: It can only do this if it's a cancer that is growing inward.
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