From: Pre-sternal thyroid swellings: a case of rare aberrant site recurrence and review of literature
S no | Author | Year | Age | Sex | Findings | Nature of mass |
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1 | Belger S [23]. | 1952 | Details not available | |||
2 | Raman A et al. [21] | 1999 | 39 | F | 15 × 30 cm Lobular cystic swelling on the anterior aspect of the neck from submental region to the xiphisternum in the pre-sternal plane | Papillary carcinoma thyroid with metastasis in regional lymph nodes |
3 | Brilli L et al. [24] | 2007 | 50 | M | 10 cm in length Elongated neck mass, descending subcutaneously up to the mid region of the sternum. | Multinodular goiter |
4 | Chow TL et al. [19] | 2014 | 50 | M | 3.5 × 3 cm dumb-bell–shaped mass, lower part in pre-sternal plane | Papillary carcinoma thyroid |
5 | Fanantenana HN et al. [20] | 2015 | 60 | M | 18 × 14 cm Firm, smooth surface mass * H/o excision 7 years ago. | Heterotopic thyroid goitre with no evidence of malignancy. |
6 | Patil et al. [25] | 2012 | 60 | F | 25 × 15 cm Mass arising from neck with multiple cysts in front of sternum | Papillary carcinoma thyroid |
7 | Tang et al. [26] | 2015 | 42 | M | 17 × 13 cm Multiple cystic lesions in the chest beneath skin interlinked with the right thyroid lobe | Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma |
8 | Stumpf et al. [22] | 2017 | 54 | F | 20 × 9 cm Large, firm, regular mass in pre-sternal region * H/o partial thyroidectomy 13 years ago. | Colloid goiter |
9 | Bains L et al | 2019 | 60 | F | 15 × 8 cm | Papillary carcinoma thyroid recurrence |