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Retrosternal thyroid

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Retrosternal thyroid
Retrosternal thyroid
Thyroid gland
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Definition

Retrosternal thyroid is an abnormal location of all or part of the thyroid gland to a place below the breastbone (sternum). The thyroid is normally located at the front of the neck, above the sternal notch.


Alternative Names

Substernal thyroid


Causes, incidence, and risk factors


Review Date: 08/11/2005
Reviewed By: Joseph P. Hart, M.D., Marco Polo Traveling Fellow c/o Department of Vascular Surgery, A. Z. St. Blasius Hospital (Belgium). Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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