GRADE 2 SECONDARY RETROSTERNAL GOITER MANAGED WITHOUT STERNOTOMY- A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Vaisakh Kuzhikkali Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
  • David Victor Kumar Irugu Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
  • Hitesh Verma Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
  • Prankur Verma Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India

Abstract

Retrosternal goiter is used when more than 50% of thyroid mass lies below thoracic inlet. Retrosternal goiter is graded into 3 grades and it depend on inferior extension of thyroid mass. Grade 1 is defined when it lies above the aortic arch, grade 2 when it extends till pericardium, and grade 3 when it extends below right atrium. Grade 1 can be removed via cervical approach and grade 2 and 3 usually require sternotomy for complete removeval. Here we discuss a case of Retrosternal goiter grade 2 removed via cervical approach without need of sternotomy.

Keywords: Goiter, Restrosternal, Sternotomy

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2018-12-30

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Kuzhikkali V, Irugu DVK, Verma H, Verma P. GRADE 2 SECONDARY RETROSTERNAL GOITER MANAGED WITHOUT STERNOTOMY- A CASE REPORT. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 30 [cited 2026 May 23];9(2):21-3. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/206

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018)

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Case Reports

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