Enormous goiter in posterior mediastinum: report of 2 cases and literature review.
Retrosternal goiters are commonly situated in the anterior mediastinum, but according to the literature, 10-15% are located in the posterior mediastinum. The authors report two cases of enormous goiter in the posterior mediastinum. Case 1 was a 60-year-old man. His mass measured 12 x 9 x 8 cm and was combined with trachea compression and superior vena cava syndrome. Case 2 was a 59-year-old woman. Her mass measured 9 x 6 x 6 cm and she was admitted with the complaint of dysphagia. Both patients were discharged from hospital after successful operations. They reported normal activities in the follow-up.
Xu
Jinzhi
J
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Shen
Baozhong
B
Li
Ye
Y
Zhang
Tong
T
D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology