Author/Authors :
Öncel, Murat Selçuk Üniversitesi - Selçuklu Tıp Fakültesi - Göğüs Hastalıkları, Turkey , Yıldırım, Gülfem Selçuk Üniversitesi - Selçuklu Tıp Fakültesi - Göğüs Hastalıkları, Turkey , Kanat, Fikret Selçuk Üniversitesi - Selçuklu Tıp Fakültesi - Göğüs Hastalıkları, Turkey , Sunam, Güven Sadi Selçuk Üniversitesi - Selçuklu Tıp Fakültesi - Göğüs Cerrahisi Bilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
The origins of mediastinal masses could be traumatic, infectious, degenerative, or neoplastic origin. Occasionaly substernal goiters could grow into the mediastinum leading to giant mediastinal masses. We report a case of a 55-year-old female patient admitted to our clinic with major complaints of chronic cough and dyspnea. Mass that extended from the posterior mediastinum and multiple nodules in the left thyroid lobe were detected in thorax computed tomography which lead to operation . As in our case The development of a giant mediastinal mass in recurrent thyroid patients after thyroidectomy could occur rarely.
