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Surgical approach to the substernal goiter. [PDF]

open access: yesBest Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2019
Surgery for substernal goiters can be technically demanding. Extensive mediastinal extension brings the thyroid gland into close quarters with vital intrathoracic structures. Proper preoperative planning is required to determine the potential need for an extracervical approach.
Hanson MA, Shaha AR, Wu JX.
europepmc   +6 more sources

Navigating the Debate on Managing Large (≥4 cm) Thyroid Nodules

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Purpose. Discordant practice guidelines for managing large thyroid nodules may result in unnecessary surgeries and costs. Recent data suggest similar false-negative rates in fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies between small (
Samantha N. Steinmetz-Wood   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Extracervical Approaches to Substernal Thyroid Goiter Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesOTO Open
Objective To evaluate the prevalence of extracervical approaches (ECAs) for substernal goiter (SSG) excision. Data Sources Search strategies created in collaboration with a medical librarian were implemented using PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science,
Najm S. Khan   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Multilayered Insights into Poorly Differentiated, BRAFV600E-Positive, Thyroid Carcinoma in a Rapidly Developing Goiter with Retrosternal Extension: From En “Y” Cervicotomy to SPECT/CT-Positive Lung Metastases [PDF]

open access: yesDiagnostics
Poorly differentiated thyroid malignancy, a rare histological type of aggressive thyroid malignancy with associated difficulties and gaps in its histological and molecular characterization, might lead to challenging clinical presentations that require a ...
Oana-Claudia Sima   +8 more
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Massive retropharyngeal goiter: Case presentation and literature review of a rare entity [PDF]

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Retropharyngeal goiters are uncommon entities characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue in the retropharyngeal space. We present the case of an 89-year-old female with a history of dysphagia and hoarseness of voice.
Russel T. Wagner   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Low cervical incision combined with video-assisted thoracoscopy for resection of a goiter extending to the posterior mediastinum: A case report and literature review

open access: yesLaparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2023
Approximately 25% of goiters extend to the substernal area, and most of them can be removed through a cervical incision. Goiters that extend into the posterior mediastinum are very rare, and resection usually requires thoracotomy.
Fei Tong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Substernal goiter: when is a sternotomy required? [PDF]

open access: yesJ Surg Res, 2015
Nankee L   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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