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CASE 538: SUBMERGED MEDIASTINUM GOITER TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

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Woman 59 yo, for 10 years, underwent an operation of removing tumor at left lobe of thyroid.
Now she suffers from cough and  change of the speaking voice.
Chest X-Rays shows one mass at upper part of retrosternum.


Ultrasound  of the neck: 

US 1: crossed section of the right big thyroid lobe with tumor.


U S 2 : this tumor is prolonged from retrosternum. to mediastinum.


US 3: CDI with  hypovascular tumor.


US 4: longitudinal tumor scan.



Blood tests: normal thyroid function.

MSCT with CE:


CT 1, CT 2, CT 3                                                                                                                                                            Section  at level of neck  upper sternum  and middle  sternum   this tumor  from right lobe thyroid  calcification.





CT 4 : sagittal,  C T 5 : frontal section.





Isotopic Tech 99m  scan  made  diagnostic is thyroid tumor with cold nodule come from r ight lobe of thyroid gland.


Operation by the way sternotomy  removed this tumor well bordered,  central solid and cystic parts very highly calcified.




Conclusion:  Goiter tumor  submerged in mediastinum.

MICROSCOPIC REPORT IS  NODULAR GOITER.



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