Primary intrathoracic goiter -a rare mediastinal tumor.
Primary intrathoracic goiter is a rare presentation of thyroid disease. Its removal usually necessitates thoracotomy or sternotomy. This patient having a primary intrathoracic goiter presented with posterior mediastinal mass that was removed through a right lateral thoracotomy.
Majid
Abdul
A
Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. amc_002@yahoo.com
Hasnain
Mohammad Rashid
MR
Butt
Mohammad Qasim
MQ
Malik
Asad Mehmud
AM
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed