CT demonstration of isolated mediastinal goiter.
A substernal goiter is a common mediastinal mass that can usually be recognized as contiguous with the body of the thyroid. We report the rare occurrence of a mediastinal goiter that demonstrated no connection with the cervical thyroid on either CT or at thoracotomy. Pathologic examination confirmed this to be an intrathoracic goiter.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed