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Retrosternal Goiter

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Abstract

Enlargement of the thyroid beyond the thoracic inlet occurs in between 5 and 20 % of goiters. The terminology varies between retrosternal, substernal, intrathoracic, and mediastinal

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  • Hardy RG, Bliss RD, et al. Management of retrosternal goitres. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009;91(1):8–11.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital North Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK

    Neil Sharma MBChB, MRCS, DOHNS

  2. ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    John C. Watkinson

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Correspondence to Neil Sharma MBChB, MRCS, DOHNS .

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  1. ENT Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    John C. Watkinson

  2. Department of Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    David M. Scott-Coombes

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Sharma, N., Watkinson, J.C. (2014). Retrosternal Goiter. In: Watkinson, J., Scott-Coombes, D. (eds) Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_20

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