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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
Published on: September 20, 2024
Surgical management of primary intrathoracic goiters
Ryu Kanzaki1, Masahiko Higashiyama, Kazuyuki Oda
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. rkanzaki@tj8.so-net.ne.jp
Abstract:
Intrathoracic goiters account for 3.1%-5.8% of all mediastinal masses. Primary intrathoracic goiters, which receive their blood supply from mediastinal vessels and disconnect at the cervical thyroid, are even rarer. This report presents two cases of surgical resection of benign and malignant primary intrathoracic goiters. Usefulness of a whole-body (18)F-fluorine-2-fluoro-D: -glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography study and intraoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology in the management of primary intrathoracic goiters is discussed.
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