Coexistence of a Posterior Mediastinal Goiter and Anterior Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue

AYDIN Y., KARTAL M., ULAŞ A. B., AKÇAY M. N., ÖZMEN S.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12262-023-03894-x
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Retrosternal goiter, Ectopic thyroid, Mediastinal mass, Surgery
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Retrosternal goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland and a progressive mass that grows insidiously in the chest cavity over a long time. Unlike typical retrosternal goiters, ectopic mediastinal goiters are extremely rare occurring in less than 1% of all goiters. This image presents a 51-year-old woman with a posterior mediastinal goiter in which the left thyroid lobe extends into the retrosternal mediastinum and ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum.