A giant mediastinal ectopic goiter causing dyspnea and dysphagia

Ali Cevat Kutluk; Yunus Seyrek; Celalettin İbrahim Kocatürk; Mehmet Ali Bedirhan

doi:10.26663/cts.2017.0007

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A giant mediastinal ectopic goiter causing dyspnea and dysphagia

Ali Cevat Kutluk¹,Yunus Seyrek¹,Celalettin İbrahim Kocatürk¹,Mehmet Ali Bedirhan¹

Current Thoracic Surgery 2017;2(1):027-029. (28 February 2017)

¹Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.26663/cts.2017.0007

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Primary mediastinal ectopic goiter (PMG) is defined as the presence of thyroid tissue in the mediastinum without having a continuity between the cervical thyroid and the mediastinal goiter. A fifty-seven yearold man admitted to our clinic suffering from dyspnea, chest pain, shortness of breath, and dysphagia for almost two months. Thorax computed tomography revealed a mass of 12 cm in the posterior mediastinum, compressing the trachea and esophagus. The mass is resected completely via a right thoracotomy.

Keywords : Ectopic goiter, mediastinum, dyspnea