INTRATHORACIC GOITER

Downhill varices resulting from giant intrathoracic goiter.

hospital because of substernal chest pain, dyspnea, and occasional dysphagia to solids. His past medical history was remarkable for diabetes mellitus type II, hyperlipidemia, and Parkinson’s disease. On physical examination he appeared frail but with no apparent distress. Examination of the neck showed no masses, stridor or jugular venous distension. Heart examination disclosed a regular rate a...

Solitary fibrous tumor of the intrathoracic goiter

Solitary Fibrous Tumors (SFTs) are rare primary pleural neoplasms which have recently been reported in extra-thoracic sites. In this report, solitary fibrous tumor arising in an intra-thoracic goiter with no evidence of cervical mass in a 74-year-old obese man who was found to have a large superior mediastinal mass with tracheal deviation on Chest X-Ray is presented.

A Rare Case of Intrathoracic Malignant Goiter

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA Department of Surgery, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore,...

The Surgical Management of Retrosternal (Intrathoracic) Goiter

Retrosternal (intrathoracic) goiter has a prevalence of 4 to 20% of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter. Although it is a condition affecting the older patient with a peak incidence in the sixth decade, the majority should be treated surgically. With few exceptions the operation can be safely accomplished through a cervical approach, only a small minority (approximately 2%...

[Superior vena cava syndrome due to intrathoracic goiter].