Open AccessIntrathoracic goiter: Analysis of 21 cases
Author(s) -
Dragan Ignjatović,
Vojkan Stanić,
Mira Ćuk,
Zoran Kostić
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0201015i
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , dysphagia , asymptomatic , goiter , surgery , stridor , thyroid , paresis , radiology , airway
Goiters are classified into: the cervical, retrosternal, substernal and intrathoracic. The aim of research is to analysis of intrathoracic goiters (ITG) which include goiters with more than 80% of tissue in the thoracic cavity and intrathoracic thyroid choristomas.