- | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = 001178 | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D006042 | }} A goitre (BrE), or goiter (AmE) (Latin gutteria, struma), also called a bronchocele,'s a swelling in the thyroid gland, which can lead to a swelling of the neck or larynx. Classification They're classified in different ways: A "diffuse goiter"'s a goiter that's spread through all of the thyroid (and can be a "simple goitre", or a "multinodular goitre"). "Toxic goiter" refers to goit… (More on Goiter)