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Journal of Surgical Oncology, 1995
AbstractThe management of a substernal goiter is a problem which has challenged surgeons since its first description in 1749. While the overall incidence in the United States has decreased with the routine use of iodized salt, the development of large multinodular substernal goiters in the rest of the world is still common.
E, Newman, A R, Shaha
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AbstractThe management of a substernal goiter is a problem which has challenged surgeons since its first description in 1749. While the overall incidence in the United States has decreased with the routine use of iodized salt, the development of large multinodular substernal goiters in the rest of the world is still common.
E, Newman, A R, Shaha
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Archives of Internal Medicine, 1983
To the Editor. —The article by Ladenson et al in the MayArchives(1983; 143:1015-1017) concerning a sequestered substernal goiter notes that the substernal component failed to concentrate iodine 123 or Tc 99m. Neither of these radionuclides are appropriate imaging agents for substernal thyroid tissue.
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To the Editor. —The article by Ladenson et al in the MayArchives(1983; 143:1015-1017) concerning a sequestered substernal goiter notes that the substernal component failed to concentrate iodine 123 or Tc 99m. Neither of these radionuclides are appropriate imaging agents for substernal thyroid tissue.
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Substernal goiters and sternotomy
The Laryngoscope, 2009AbstractObjective:To determine what factors predispose patients with retrosternal goiters to median sternotomy.Study Design:Retrospective review.Methods:Analysis of a single surgeon experience with 113 substernal goiters operated upon during a 10‐year period.Results:108 goiters were successfully removed through a cervical approach.
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Management of Substernal and Intrathoracic Goiters
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1986Goiters that descend into the mediastinum can cause respiratory embarrassment, dysphagia, vascular compression, vocal cord paralysis, and sudden death. Although many such goiters remain clinically silent, their ability to produce sudden and unpredictable respiratory distress is well known.
H T, Cho, J P, Cohen, M L, Som
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Giant Substernal Goiter with Chylothorax
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 2003A 60-year-old woman presented with a huge goiter extending from the lower jaw to the diaphragm. Right pleurocentesis produced chylous fluid. A cervicothoracic incision was used to totally excise the substernal goiter, with near-total excision of the cervical goiter, and repair of the lymphatic leakage.
Bassam K, Darwish, Sami S, Kabbani
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Substernal goiter: A clinical review
American Journal of Otolaryngology, 1994Thyroid disease is a very common problem, but indications for surgery are few. We have seen a large number of patients with multinodular goiter. The main indications for surgery in thyroid disease include fear of malignancy, tracheo-esophageal compression, and cosmetic reasons.
B, Singh, F E, Lucente, A R, Shaha
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Operative treatment of substernal goiters
Head & Neck, 1989AbstractThis report describes the operative experience in 72 patients with substernal goiters treated over the past 5.5 years. Even though the incidence of multinodular goiter has decreased in the United States due to the routine use of iodized salt, we continue to see a large number of patients with massive goiters, predominantly from Carribean ...
A R, Shaha, A E, Alfonso, B M, Jaffe
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Management of Patients with Substernal Goiters
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1995The presence of a substernal goiter is an indication for thyroidectomy, even in asymptomatic patients, because there is no other effective method of preventing growth of the goiter. Both primary and secondary substernal goiters usually exhibit slow but steady growth, which leads to tracheal, esophageal, vascular, and neurologic compression syndromes ...
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A case report of substernal goiter. [PDF]
Hiroshima journal of medical sciences, 1994 A case of substernal goiter is reported. A 78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with no symptoms. Chest roentgenography on admission showed that a mass of 3 by 5 cm in size with calcification located in the substernal region. Computed tomography of the chest and aortography revealed that the mass was attached to the trachea, but the ...
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