11 August 2022>: Clinical Research
Surgical Management of 48 Patients with Retrosternal Goiter and Tracheal Stenosis: A Retrospective Clinical Study from a Single Surgical Center
Tao Zuo 1234ADEFG* , Zhaoming Gao 1345BC* , Zhiguo Chen 2BC* , Bin Wen 13BC , Baojun Chen 2CDF , Zhenfa Zhang 134ADEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936637
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936637
Figure 1 Three types of Retrosternal goiter are detected on computed tomographic (CT) scans. (A) Type I, after over half of the cervical goiter enters the sternum, the lower pole reaches the superior margin of the aortic arch; (B) Type II, the goiter is almost entirely posterior to the sternum, with the lower pole behind the aortic arch or entering the postmediastinum; (C) Type III, a huge intrathoracic goiter protrudes into the thorax, which may be accompanied by superior vena cava compression syndrome.