title: Thyroidectomy for substernal goiter via a mediastinoscopic approach.
abstract: We report an unusual case in which a patient presented with a large posterior mediastinal goiter that extended to the level of the aorta. The goiter was resected through a standard Kocher neck incision with mediastinoscopic assistance. The large goiter was completely excised without the need for a sternotomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles 90095-1624, USA.
authors.forename: Veling W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Marilene B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*