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Intrathoracic Goiter Visualized on iodine-123 and technetium-99m Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography

open access: yesWorld Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2021
Goiter with an intrathoracic component is relatively common; however, it is less common to see extent outside the anterior or posterior mediastinum. We present a case of intrathoracic goiter of significant size and abnormal placement which is examined ...
Mattias Kristensen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and substernal goiter. An Italian multicenter study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to verify whether the substernal goiter and the type of surgical access could be risk factors for recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy during total thyroidectomy. Between 1999-2008, 14,993 patients underwent
Lissidini G   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Acute respiratory failure caused by neglected giant substernal nontoxic goiter

open access: yes, 2011
Substernal goiter is usually defined as a goiter in which the thyroid mass has descended the plane of the thoracic inlet or if more than 50% of the thyroid mass is located below the thoracic inlet.
Apostolos Makrantonakis   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Sutureless Total Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter: Amending Versus Unnecessary

open access: yesCureus, 2021
Substernal goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland, harboring a component extending into the mediastinum. Surgical management requires genuine and rigorous preoperative planning as physicians could encounter the prospect of the gland coming into close ...
Ismail Aydın   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of Modified Rose Method of Thyroid Palpation versus other Methods for the Detection of Retrosternal and Nodular Goitre

open access: yesJournal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2022
Objectives.  This is a diagnostic test research study to evaluate the various existing methods of thyroid examination and their comparison with the novel modified Rose method.
Santosha Kumar Pattashanee   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Postoperative Neck Hematomas: An Analysis of 5,900 Thyroidectomies Performed at a Cancer Center

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction Postoperative neck hematoma (PNH) is an uncommon but potentially-lethal complication of thyroid surgery. Objective To identify the risk factors for postthyroidectomy hematoma requiring reoperation, the timing, the source of the ...
Andre Ywata de Carvalho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

May 25-31, International thyroid awareness week & May 25, world thyroid day, 2022: Indetermination of indeterminate cytology, aus/flus, fn, susp, in thyroidology?

open access: yesSanamed, 2022
May 25, World Thyroid Day, WTD, was officially accepted at the Annual General Meeting of the European Thyroid Association (ETA) before the September 2007 Congress in Leipzig, Germany. Although the date also refers to the establishment day of ETA in 1965,
Sengul Ilker, Sengul Demet
doaj   +1 more source

The surgical treatment of substernal goiter [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Substernal goiter remains a common consideration in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass. Given the potential for serious goiter-related complications as well as the inability to rule out associated malignancy, it has been our policy to treat
Fritts, Lori, Thompson, Norman W.
core   +1 more source

Estimation of Chest Wall Attenuation of 123I Emissions in Substernal Goiter: A Phantom Study

open access: yesJournal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 2021
Visual Abstract In patients with substernal goiter, the generally accepted theory is that thyroid uptake measurements with iodine isotopes are underestimated because of attenuation by the chest wall.
Matthew T Alfano   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Surgical Management of Substernal Goiters: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 2, Page 575-585, February 2026.
This systematic review and meta‐analysis of 15,706 patients with substernal goiter highlights that while surgery is often prompted by symptoms or imaging evidence of compression, over a quarter of patients were asymptomatic. The majority of cases (88.7%) were successfully managed through a cervical approach, with only a minority requiring thoracic ...
Matthew H. Cheung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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