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A benign retrosternal multinodular goiter was identified as a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with mild upper airway obstruction.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that benign retrosternal multinodular goiter can be a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome, which is typically a complication of malignancy.
Consider benign retrosternal goiter in atypical SVC syndrome; extends differential but leaves open need for larger series.
Retrosternal thyroid accounts for a significant percentage of anterior mediastinal masses, but has been described very rarely as the cause of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Most cases of SVC syndrome occur as a complication of malignancy. The authors report the case of a patient with few respiratory symptoms, mild upper airway obstruction, and SVC syndrome caused by a benign retrosternal multinodular goiter.
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Promisloff et al. (1997) conducted a case report in Superior vena cava syndrome (n=1). Benign retrosternal multinodular goiter was evaluated. A benign retrosternal multinodular goiter was identified as a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with mild upper airway obstruction.
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