A Case of Substernal Goiter with Acromegaly

Accession number;04A0108710
Title;A Case of Substernal Goiter with Acromegaly
Author; TANIGUCHI MASANOBU (Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, JPN) WATANABE AKIHITO (Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, JPN)
Journal Title;Practica Otologica (Kyoto)
Journal Code:G0710A
ISSN:0032-6313
VOL.97;NO.2;PAGE.141-145(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.18
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A case of giant substernal goiter with acromegaly is reported. The patient, a 50-year-old male, had increasing exertional dyspnea and noticed an enlarging neck mass. A CT scan of the neck and chest suggested the presence of a substernal goiter extending inferiorly to the aortic arch and compressing the trachea. Median sternotomy was needed for removal of the goiter, which was completely extirpated, weighing 471g. The histological diagnosis was adenomatous goiter. The postoperative course was uneventful, and CT scan showed marked improvement of tracheal patency. (author abst.)