Ectopic thyroid.
Primary mediastinal ectopic goiters are very rare. We report a case in which an ectopic goiter with blood supply from the thoracic vessels necessitated a transternal approach for removal, resulting in a favorable outcome.
Gamblin
T Clark
TC
Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia, USA. gamblins@aol.com
Jennings
G Russell
GR
Christie
Dudley B
DB
Thompson
William M
WM
Dalton
Martin L
ML
D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000601:surgery; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery