TITLE:
Giant Cervico-Thoracic Goiter: A Case Report from Kamenge University Hospital
AUTHORS:
Sixte Nderagakura, François Nduwimana, Gordien Ngendakuriyo, Seza Jean Claude Kandjoka, Octave Murisho, Lionel Horugavye
KEYWORDS:
Intrathoracic Goiter, Thyroidectomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
24,
2025
ABSTRACT: An intrathoracic goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland whose lower border is not palpable, with the particularity of extending beyond the upper aperture of the chest and descending into the thorax. In our case, the management consisted of total thyroidectomy via a cervical approach, associated with a sternotomy. This sternotomy technique was performed for the first time in our department. The postoperative course was uneventful.