Assertion: goiter | /r/Causes | symptom
Facets:
value: by blocking the airway
type: MANNER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Many goiters are small, cause no symptoms and can be observed.
text: Goiters are usually painless but can cause other symptoms.
text: Not all goiters cause signs and symptoms.
text: Treatment is not necessary unless the goiter is large and causes symptoms.
text: When a goiter becomes very large, it can sometimes cause symptoms because it presses on adjacent structures such as the esophagus and trachea.
text: Not all goiters cause signs and symptoms.
text: Very large goiter or a goiter is causing symptoms by blocking the airway
text: Not all goiters cause signs and symptoms.
text: A goiter only needs to be treated if it is causing symptoms.
text: A goiter only needs to be treated if it is causing symptoms.
text: A goiter only needs to be treated if it is causing symptoms.
text: Surgery to remove the thyroid may be done when: Very large goiter or a goiter is causing symptoms by making it hard to breathe or swallow