Posterior mediastinal goiter.
Most mediastinal goiters are retrosternally situated in the anterior mediastinal compartment. Posterior mediastinal goiters, either retrotracheal or retroesophageal, are rare. We herein describe a case involving a retrotracheal goiter in the right posterior mediastinum, which was excised using a combined cervico-partial sternotomy and right thoracotomy approach.
Chong
Chee-Fui
CF
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore. wongps@nuh.com.sg
Cheah
Wei-Keat
WK
Sin
Fai-Lam
FL
Wong
Poo-Sing
PS
D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome