INTRODUCTION Substernal goiter may rarely cause superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) owing to venous compression, and cause acute respiratory failure due to tracheal compression. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may rarely occur when there is a narrowing of upper airway by edema and vascular congestion resulting from SVCS. CASE PRESENTATION We presented the clinical course and treatment ...

Background: Thyroid masses are common, especially in areas of iodine deficiency. Mediastinal goiter is defined by the presence of enlarged thyroid tissue below the level of the thoracic inlet. This study aimed to evaluate the presentation, diagnosis, treatment, histopathological findings and complications of patients with mediastinal goiter or masses. Materials and Methods: This was a descripti...

This study was carried out to evaluate the clinical presentation, surgical treatment, complications, and risk of malignancy for large substernal goiter. From March 2010 to December 2012, 12 patients with large substernal thyroid goiter who underwent surgery in our Department were enrolled in the study. Their medical records were retrospectively analyzed. Collar-shaped incision was adequate for ...

BACKGROUND The definition of substernal goiter is not uniform and varies among authors. We can define substernal--or retrosternal-goiter a thyroid formation with cervical departure that goes beyond the superior thoracic strait for at least 3 cm and that preserves, generally, the connections between the cervical and thoracic portion, maintaining a direct vascularization supplied by the thyroid a...

Seventeen cases of large substernal goiter are reviewed. The commonest clinical features were frequent upper respiratory tract infections, dyspnea and a cervical mass. Five of the patients had previous thyroidectomy. The substernal goiter was located in the right chest in 11 cases, the left chest in five and bilaterally in one case. On computed tomograms it was pretracheal or prevascular in ten...

UNLABELLED The term of retrosternal or substernal goiter means that more than 50% of thyroid gland descends in the thorax. MATERIAL AND METHODS There is a retrospective study on retrosternal and substernal goiter and its patological features among 2482 patients who underwent thyroidectomy between 2000 and 2010 in the First Surgery Clinic of Iaşi. Retrosternal goiter was identified 54 patients...

HYPOTHESIS Airway complications after thyroidectomy for substernal goiter can be predicted by preoperative symptom profiles, radiologic findings, or other factors. DESIGN Retrospective review. Settings A university tertiary care center and a veterans' hospital. PATIENTS Sixty patients with substernal goiter who underwent thyroidectomy between 1993 and 2002. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Symptoms,...

A case of substernal goiter is reported. A 78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with no symptoms. Chest roentgenography on admission showed that a mass of 3 by 5 cm in size with calcification located in the substernal region. Computed tomography of the chest and aortography revealed that the mass was attached to the trachea, but the connection to the great vessels was not clear. Path...