title: [The giant, pendulant goiter. A case report].
abstract: A 48-year-old woman with a monstrous goiter was referred to our hospital. She noticed a growth of the goiter for about 20 years, until now she did not undergo surgery because she was afraid of the operation. In September 1999 she suffered from a cardiac decompensation because of a hyperthyreosis, so she decided to be operated. The examination showed a giant goiter, placed in front of the sternum. After a detailed check of risk factors, we resected the goiter in general anaesthesia. The thyroid gland weighed 5 100 grams, in the histologic examination no signs of malignancy were found. Postoperatively, a hypocalcaemia occurred, without clinical symptoms. The patient was discharged on the 6th postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemein-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Harburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larena-Avellaneda
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goth
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imig
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Die Struma gigantea pendulans - Ein Fallbericht -