Mediastinal goiters were first described by Albrecht von Haller in 1749, as the extension of the thyroid tissue below the upper opening of the chest.1 As goiters grow they attain a mediastinal position by extending through the thoracic inlet. As these mediastinal goiters grow very slowly and are present over many years, they often go unrecognized either because the thyroid mass is managed conservatively by suppressive therapy or the compressive symptoms misinterpreted a
A case of accessory thyroid in the anterior mediastinum, physically separated from the thy roid glan...
"Forgotten" goiter is an extremely rare disease which is defined as a mediastinal thyroid mass found...
Retrosternal goiters are commonly situated in the anterior mediastinum, but according to the literat...
Forgotten mediastinal goiter is an extremely rare disease. It is most often the consequence of the i...
Background. The definition of substernal goiter is not uniform and varies among authors. We can defi...
Retrosternal extension of goiter is one of the most common types of masses in the superior mediastin...
Goitrous enlargement of the thyroid gland usually presents as a nontender anterior neck mass. Asympt...
A 51 year-old-female was incidentally found to have a mediastinal mass on a routine chest radiograph...
Highlights: A mediastinal thyroid mass discovered years after total thyroidectomy is presented. The ...
INTRODUCTION: There is no standard definition for thyroid glands extending below the thoracic inlet,...
Forgotten goiter is a rare occurrence (2 - 16% of retrosternal thyroid cases) that depicts recurrenc...
Background: Substernal goiter, also said cervico-mediastinic goiter, is a thyroid formation with cer...
The decision for median sternotomy for retrosternal goiter is complex and proper consensus are lacki...
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
ABSTRACTBackground: Ectopic thyroid tissue is the result of abnormal migration of the thyroid ...
A case of accessory thyroid in the anterior mediastinum, physically separated from the thy roid glan...
"Forgotten" goiter is an extremely rare disease which is defined as a mediastinal thyroid mass found...
Retrosternal goiters are commonly situated in the anterior mediastinum, but according to the literat...
Forgotten mediastinal goiter is an extremely rare disease. It is most often the consequence of the i...
Background. The definition of substernal goiter is not uniform and varies among authors. We can defi...
Retrosternal extension of goiter is one of the most common types of masses in the superior mediastin...
Goitrous enlargement of the thyroid gland usually presents as a nontender anterior neck mass. Asympt...
A 51 year-old-female was incidentally found to have a mediastinal mass on a routine chest radiograph...
Highlights: A mediastinal thyroid mass discovered years after total thyroidectomy is presented. The ...
INTRODUCTION: There is no standard definition for thyroid glands extending below the thoracic inlet,...
Forgotten goiter is a rare occurrence (2 - 16% of retrosternal thyroid cases) that depicts recurrenc...
Background: Substernal goiter, also said cervico-mediastinic goiter, is a thyroid formation with cer...
The decision for median sternotomy for retrosternal goiter is complex and proper consensus are lacki...
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
ABSTRACTBackground: Ectopic thyroid tissue is the result of abnormal migration of the thyroid ...
A case of accessory thyroid in the anterior mediastinum, physically separated from the thy roid glan...
"Forgotten" goiter is an extremely rare disease which is defined as a mediastinal thyroid mass found...
Retrosternal goiters are commonly situated in the anterior mediastinum, but according to the literat...