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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Preoperative Evaluation of Substernal Goiter by Computed Tomography in the Extended Neck Position.

Teruhisa Yano, Takuro Okada, Hiroki Sato, Ryota Tomioka, Kiyoaki Tsukahara

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Article in Case reports in oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Surgical approaches to the management of the intrathoracic goiter - A systematic review.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025
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  2. Surgical Management of 48 Patients with Retrosternal Goiter and Tracheal Stenosis: A Retrospective Clinical Study from a Single Surgical Center.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teruhisa YanoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuro OkadaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki SatoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryota TomiokaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kiyoaki TsukaharaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sternotomy is indicated when a goiter cannot be resected via a cervical incision, such as in the case of a substernal goiter extending beyond the aortic arch. In this article, we report a case of a large substernal goiter that was successfully removed using the cervical approach only. This is a case of a 68-year-old woman, diagnosed with goiter 20 years ago, who complained of a neck mass enlargement with associated cough. Pathological examination revealed no malignancy. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed an 11-cm thyroid mass reaching the level of the aortic arch. Preoperatively, we evaluated the substernal extent of the goiter via CT in the extended neck position to decide whether sternotomy was necessary. With the patient's neck extended, the goiter withdraws cranially above the aortic arch. The mass was then removed via the cervical approach without sternotomy. Preoperative CT in the extended neck position was thus deemed helpful in deciding whether or not sternotomy was required.

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Extended neck computed tomographySternotomySubsternal goiterTranscervical approach

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PMID34720941
PMCPMC8525291
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