Substernal goiter versus intrathoracic aberrant thyroid: a critical difference.
A substernal goiter may descend into the thorax. However, a truly aberrant intrathoracic thyroid represents a rare and anatomically different entity that requires appropriate modifications in approach and surgical technique.
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Department of Surgery, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland