Mediastinal Thyroid Carcinoma;Report of a Case

71-year-old woman was pointed out to have an asymptomatic mediastinal tumor. Chest computed tomography(CT) showed a well-demarcated mass measuring 7 cm in diameter in the anterior mediastinum. We resected the mass through a median sternotomy. The tumor had a clear margin without invasion to the surr...

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Published inKyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 70; no. 5; p. 397
Main Authors Kita, Yusuke, Kobayashi, Ryo, Nogimura, Hiroshi, Hongo, Kumiko, Miyato, Hideyo, Ishihara, Yukio, Takabayashi, Naoki, Hiramatsu, Takeyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.05.2017
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Aged
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology
Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:71-year-old woman was pointed out to have an asymptomatic mediastinal tumor. Chest computed tomography(CT) showed a well-demarcated mass measuring 7 cm in diameter in the anterior mediastinum. We resected the mass through a median sternotomy. The tumor had a clear margin without invasion to the surrounding tissue and did not show continuity with the cervical thyroid gland. Histopathologically, the tumor was diagnosed as follicular thyroid carcinoma with capsular invasion. This is an exceptionally rare case.
ISSN:0021-5252