Multinodular Goiter Presenting as a Retropharyngeal Mass: a Case Report

usually presents as a non-tender anterior neck mass. Asymptomatic patients may be treated medically, which often reduces the size of the gland or avoids progression of the disease. Neglected or ineffectively treated cases may grow beyond the confines of the gland, which primarily occurs caudally into the mediastinum. Cranial extension of the goiter into the retropharygeal space is a very rare phenomenon, which, to our knowledge, has been described in only five patients previously (1-4). In this paper, we present a patient with multinodular goiter with a large retropharyngeal component.