title: Ectopic thyroid.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia, USA. gamblins@aol.com
authors.forename: T Clark
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gamblin
authors.forename: G Russell
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Dudley B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: 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