Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a benign retrosternal multinodular goiter.
Retrosternal thyroid accounts for a significant percentage of anterior mediastinal masses, but has been described very rarely as the cause of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Most cases of SVC syndrome occur as a complication of malignancy. The authors report the case of a patient with few respiratory symptoms, mild upper airway obstruction, and SVC syndrome caused by a benign retrosternal multinodular goiter.
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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Allegheny University-Hahnemann Division, Philadelphia, Penn., USA.
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D000368:Aged; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*