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 × 9 × 8 cm and wa...

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Main Authors: Jinzhi Xu, Baozhong Shen, Ye Li, Tong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609600759