PURPOSE There are many of the representations in iconography of individuals with goiters reported in the literature. METHODS The article describe a unique representation of goiter, as observed by the authors in a sculpture in Italy. RESULTS In a Nativity, in the upper part of the altar of the Church of the Annunciata, Boccioleto (Val Sermenza, Piedmont, Italy), a horn player with a huge goiter, gladdens the Holy Family. Wooden work by Francesco Antonio d'Alberto, 1694. CONCLUSION This is an appropriate example of the iconography of "real goiter," since in this case the sculptor had the aim of showing person with goiter.

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牧羊人能用那只巨大的甲状腺肿（十六世纪）演奏阿尔卑斯号角吗？

目的在文献中有甲状腺肿的人的肖像学中有许多表示形式。方法本文描述了甲状腺肿的独特表现，作者在意大利的雕塑中观察到。结果在耶稣降生的时候，在Annunciata教堂的祭坛的上半部分Boccioleto（意大利皮埃蒙特的Val Sermenza）上，有一个巨大的甲状腺肿的号角演奏者为神圣家族感到高兴。Francesco Antonio d'Alberto的木制品，1694年。结论这是“真正的甲状腺肿”的肖像画的适当示例，因为在这种情况下，雕刻家的目的是向甲状腺肿大的人展示。