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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:302
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Dyspnea due to giant goiter

^a Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
^b Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
^c Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey

Received 2 April 2003; received in revised form 10 April 2003; accepted 15 April 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +90-442-316-6333x2266; fax: +90-442-316-6340
e-mail: fatihrad@yahoo.com

Key Words: Goiter • Dyspnea • Thoracic wall

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A 53-year-old man was admitted with limitation of cervical movements, progressive dyspnea, and a slow-growing and painful mass originating from both lobes of the thyroid gland (. . . [Full Text of this Article]