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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:684-685
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Substernal Goiter versus Intrathoracic Aberrant Thyroid: A Critical Difference

Timothy S. Hall, M.D.*, Pamela Caslowitz, M.D., Caroline Popper, M.D., Gardner W. Smith, M.D.

Departments of Surgery and Pathology, The Francis Scott Key Medical Center, and The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Accepted for publication June 22, 1988.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Hall, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205

A substernal goiter may descend into the thorax. However, a truly aberrant intrathoracic thyroid represents a rare and anatomically different entity that requires appropriate modifications in approach and surgical technique.




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