title: Complete excision of a giant thyroid goiter in posterior mediastinum.
abstract: Intrathoracic goiter is commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. Here we report a case of a 58-year-old Chinese male in whom we successfully removed the intrathoracic goiter and eased his dyspnea by a right posterolateral thoracotomy approach. Posterior mediastinal thyroid goiter with mediastinal compressive symptoms is an indication of surgery.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongfei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Qing Chun Road 79#, Hangzhou, China. xu_hongfei@sina.cn.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery