A case of large posterior mediastinal cystadenomatous goiter.
The authors present a case of large posterior mediastinal cystadenomatous goiter in an elderly man. The resection performed utilised a combined cervical and thoracic approach. The diagnostic and operative handicaps in deep and fixed mediastinal goiters are discussed.
Mitov
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Department of Surgery, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Dimov
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D000368:Aged; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed