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Surgical treatment of a patient with retrosternal thyroid goiter

open access: yes, 2009
INTRODUCTION: The term thyroid goiter is accepted worldwide, while the terms "substernal", "retrosternal" or "intrathoracic" are not clearly agreed on.
Denti S   +5 more
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Substernal Thyroid Masses

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2010
A thyroid mass, most often a non toxic colloid goiter or occasionally an adenoma, is not an unusual finding below the level of the thoracic inlet.1 In 1992 Creswell and Wells estimated that these tumors comprise 5.8% of all mediastinal lesions.1 There is
Mohamed A.H. Regal   +5 more
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Forgotten goiter Our experience and a review of the literature

open access: yes, 2013
"Forgotten" goiter is an extremely rare disease which is defined as a mediastinal thyroid mass found after total thyroidectomy. The authors report their experience of 7 cases of residual mediastinal goiter after total thyroidectomy for substernal goiter.
CALO', PIETRO GIORGIO   +5 more
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Primary intrathoracic goiter: a rare mediastinal tumor

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Substernal goiters are usually classified as secondary or primary intrathoracic goiters. Primary ones result from an abnormal embryologic migration of the thyroid and represents less than 1% of all goiters.
Hazem Zribi   +6 more
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Benign Nodular Goiter Causing Upper Airway Obstruction

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Objective. Benign nodular goiter (BNG) can cause narrowing of the upper airway. In some rare cases, obstruction of the upper airway also occurs. Thefollowing paper reports our experiences with regard to BNG patients who experienced obstruction of the ...
Mahmut Başoğlu   +5 more
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Substernal Goiter at a Burundian National Referral Hospital: Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Work-up, and Operative Management in a Retrospective Surgical Case Series

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Background: Substernal goiter can complicate airway assessment, mediastinal anatomical characterization, and operative planning. Evidence describing its clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, and surgical management in resource-constrained African ...
Gordien Ngendakuriyo   +1 more
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