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Frontal view of the goiter
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The goiter measured 18 x 11 cm (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray: the right eccentricity of the trachea
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T4 and TSH) were normal. Thoracic radiography showed a large cervical opacity roughly round and strewn with microcalcifications associated with a right eccentricity of the trachea (Figure 2).
CT scan of the neck
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The right and left vascular axes of the neck (carotid artery and jugular vein) were deviated backward (Figure 3).
Postoperative specimen
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The retrosternal part of the goiter was released using the finger by the same incision (Figure 4).