Jakkula Kishore1, J. Anuradha2, P. S. Srinivas3
Goitre is enlargement of thyroid gland due to various causes, most of them are benign. [1] A retrosternal goitre is a multinodular goitre with lower border is extending down behind manubrium sterni into superior mediastinum. [2] A true intra thoracic goitre is a goitre arising from ectopic thyroid tissue, which is rare and may present in any one of the mediastinum (superior, anterior and posterior in that order). [3,4] More commonly, a mediastinal goitre is the resultant of extension of cervical goitre down into thorax, where there is enough space to enlarge unlike in the neck, presenting with atypical symptoms. [3,4,5] We report one case of cevicomediastinal large goitre in a young female and the surgical management with few references.
