Retrotracheal goiter.
Retrotracheal extension of a goiter, though rare usually causes respiratory compromise, dysphagia or vascular obstruction. We have described an asymptomatic patient with a large retrotracheal goiter resected via a collar incision.
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea