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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Giant Recurrent Substernal Goiter Causing Severe Compression of Mediastinal Vessels 25 Years After Total Thyroidectomy: A Case Report.

Mohammad Shbat, Mohammad Almatarneh, Razan Ali, Mohammad Abd-Alrahman Saif, Fatema Almoustafa, Mohammad Obada Alsadi, Najah Aloudat, Youness Souleiman

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8 authors.

Mohammad ShbatDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Al Mouwasat University Hospital Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.
Mohammad AlmatarnehPrince Hamzah Hospital, Ministry of Health Amman Jordan.
Razan AliDivision of Pediatric Children's University Hospital Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.
Mohammad Abd-Alrahman SaifDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Al Mouwasat University Hospital Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.
Fatema AlmoustafaFaculty of Medicine Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences Tartus Syrian Arab Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3624-4946
Mohammad Obada AlsadiFaculty of Medicine Damascus University Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8597-6164
Najah AloudatDivision of Pediatric Children's University Hospital Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.
Youness SouleimanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery Al Mouwasat University Hospital Damascus Syrian Arab Republic.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent substernal goiter can develop decades after total thyroidectomy due to microscopic residual tissue. It must be considered in the differential diagnosis of giant mediastinal masses. When severe airway or vascular compression occurs, definitive management typically requires an extracervical approach, such as a complete median sternotomy, for safe resection.

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mediastinal compressionrecurrent goitersubsternal goitersurgical resectionthyroidectomy

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PMID42666581
PMCPMC13522631

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