A huge forgotten retrosternal goiter causing a superior vena cava syndrome after 20 years of thyroidectomy: A case report
Forgotten retrosternal goiters may present decades after thyroidectomy with life-threatening complications like SVC syndrome. Awareness of this entity, combined with careful clinical assessment and imaging, is critical to timely diagnosis and effective, minimally invasive surgical management.
Authors
- Ali Kheirbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-1887)
- Fadi Obaied Alahmar
- Mohamad Yousef Almawaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3584-0187)
- Naya Al Aeddin
Institutions
- University of Aleppo (SY)
- Latakia University (SY)
- Al Assad University Hospital (SY)
- Damascus University (SY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111953
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00