@article{article_304521, title={A giant mediastinal ectopic goiter causing dyspnea and dysphagia}, journal={CURRENT THORACIC SURGERY}, volume={2}, pages={27–29}, year={2017}, author={Kutluk, Ali Cevat and Seyrek, Yunus and Kocatürk, Celalettin İbrahim and Bedirhan, Mehmet Ali}, keywords={Ectopic goiter,mediastinum,dyspnea,dysphagia}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Myriad Pro",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Primary mediastinal ectopic goiter (PMG) is defined as the presence of thyroid tissue in the mediastinum without having a <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">continuity between the cervical thyroid and the mediastinal goiter. A fifty-seven year-old 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.  <o:p> </o:p> </span> </span> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery}