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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and the thoracic outlet. This shows a large thyroid mass predominantly affecting the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The trachea has been pushed over to the left.
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A computed tomographic (CT) scan of the neck and thoracic outlet showed a large enhancing thyroid mass predominantly affecting the right lobe causing deviation of the trachea to the left with no cervical lymphadenopathy (Figure 1).
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and thoracic outlet. Repeat CT scanning after ten months of steroid therapy confirms reduction in size of the goitre and with return of the trachea to midline position.
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Repeat CT scan confirmed reduction in the size of the goitre with minimal shift in the trachea (Figure 2).