Patient-tailored management of an asymptomatic massive substernal goiter presenting as brachiocephalic vein occlusion. Report of a case and review of sternotomy indications

INTRODUCTION: Substernal goiters are characterized by the protrusion of at least 50% of the thyroid mass below the level of the thoracic inlet. Still their definition is controversial. CASE PRESENTATION: The case refers to a 44 year old male who presented to our department due to swelling and a feel...

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Autores principales: Sahsamanis, Georgios, Chouliaras, Eleftherios, Katis, Konstantinos, Samaras, Stavros, Daliakopoulos, Stavros, Dimitrakopoulos, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5238610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.01.003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5238610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.01.003

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