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Posterior mediastinal goiter.

I Gülmez·F Oğuzkaya·M Bilgin·S Oymak·R Demir·M Ozesmi
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Abstract

A patient with chronic cough and recent dysphagia was found to have a retrotracheal mass extending into the mediastinum on chest radiography. A computed tomographic scan confirmed a retrotracheal posterosuperior mediastinal lesion which was believed to have a neurogenic origin. A thyroid 131I scan revealed no uptake of tracer in the chest and results of thyroid function tests were normal. A large retrotracheal colloidal nodular goiter was excised through a right thoracotomy. The diagnostic approach and the safety of surgical access by thoracotomy for thyroid lesions in this unusual site are discussed.

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Goiter, SubsternalHumansMaleMediastinumMiddle AgedRadionuclide ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedCase ReportsJournal Article

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I Gülmez, F Oğuzkaya, M Bilgin, S Oymak, R Demir, M Ozesmi. 1999. Posterior mediastinal goiter.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10741098/

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