Abstract
Criteria for the definition and classification of retrosternal goiter are described. The management of retrosternal goiter, including the surgical approaches available, is discussed on the basis of clinical experience with 12 cases.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Goiter, Substernal / diagnosis*
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Goiter, Substernal / diagnostic imaging
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Goiter, Substernal / pathology
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Goiter, Substernal / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Middle Aged
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Radiography