JIANG Yingjiu, et al. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of the substernal goitre[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2004,(4):536-537. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2004.04.043.
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics
diagnosis and surgical treatment of the substernal goitre.Methods:28 cases of substernal goiter operated were retrospectively analyzed.All were histopathologically proven.Results:This group included 25 secondary cases of cervical goitre and 3 primary cases.The clinical manifestations were cervical mass(25/28)
thoracic discomfort(23/28) and dyspnoea(8/28).The preoperative diagnoses were established mainly on the basis of chest X ray combining with
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Ⅰ scan.There was no operative mortality postoperatively
but 1 patient(3.6%)complicated with transient dysphonia and 3 cases relapsed.Conclusion:Chest X ray and
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Ⅰ scan are helpful for making a diagnosis of substernal goiter before operation.Surgical removal of the tumor is the best choice with satisfactory prognosis.