[A case of intrathoracic goiter].
Intrathoracic goiter is an uncommon conditional lesion. A case of intrathoracic goiter in a 66-year-old woman is herein described. Her chief complaint was anterior chest opplession. A computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed intrathoracic goiter pressed the trachea to the right side. The tumor was safety and completely took by collar incision without thoracotomy. Histologically, the mass was diagnosed the adenomatous goiter. In this case, MRI was very useful to be determined the surgical approach.
Uematsu
M
M
Department of Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Okada
M
M
Hisano
K
K
Ataka
K
K
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging