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.

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.

Background: Goiter is not frequently seen in the neonatal period.Case report: We report the case of a full-term neonate who was born with anterior neck swelling and observed tosuffer from congenital goiter on examination. Thyroid function tests were within normal limits. Thyroid swellinggradually reduced in size during the 1st week of life. All the cases of congenital goiter t...

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OBJECTIVE MR imaging and sonography are considered to be among the most reliable methods available for estimating goiter volume. Our aim was to assess the observer variability of MR imaging for estimating the volume of a large multinodular goiter and the dimensions of the related trachea. Additionally, we compared the goiter volume estimates from MR imaging with those from sonography. SUBJECT...

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is usually considered to be manageable by levothyroxine (L-T4) administration, which can reduce the thyroid volume and supplement the lack of hormone. However, we sometimes encounter a huge goiter that has not shrunk in response to L-T4 therapy. These goiters continue to produce symptoms of compression and an unsightly appearance. Here we discuss the surgical indica...

The use of thyroid-depressant agents in the control of hyperthyroidism has raised questions concerning their relationship to other goitrogens and their mode of action. Other problems have been encountered as well, particularly with respect to toxic reactions, the effect of preliminary iodine administraton, and the control of the hypothyroid state which may result. The information available on t...

Dyshormonogenetic goiter is a rare cause of congenital hypothyroidism occurring due to a lack of enzymes necessary for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. It is morphologically characterized by architectural and cellular pleomorphism that may mimic thyroid malignancy and cause difficulties in differential diagnosis. We report a new case occurring in a 37-year-old male with history of hypothyroid...

Thyroglobulin (TG) defects due to TG gene mutations have an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in 100,000 newborns. This dyshormonogenesis displays a wide phenotype variation and is characterized usually by: the presence of congenital goiter or goiter appearing shortly after birth, high (131)I uptake, negative perchlorate discharge test, low serum TG and elevated serum TSH with simultaneous...

We assessed the iodine nutrition of upper socioeconomic strata school children from Delhi to identify its association with goiter, thyroid autoimmunity or thyroid function. After informed consent of parents, all assenting students (n=997) from one randomly selected section of each class from five private schools representing all the zones of Delhi) were evaluated for goiter, urinary iodine excr...