^131I Thyroid Scanning in Preoperative Diagnosis of Mediastinal Goiter
Authors: RICHARD S. IRWIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Brief Reports1 July 1978131I Thyroid Scanning in Preoperative Diagnosis of Mediastinal GoiterRICHARD S. IRWIN, M.D., SIDNEY S. BRAMAN, M.D., ALEXANDER N. ARVANITIDIS, M.D., MILTON W. HAMOLSKY, M.D.RICHARD S. IRWIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SIDNEY S. BRAMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALEXANDER N. ARVANITIDIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MILTON W. HAMOLSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-1-73 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBecause pathologic studies have shown that mediastinal goiters are almost always extensions of thyroid tissue in the neck (1), almost all should be diagnosed by radionuclide scanning. However, little information on the frequency of positive thyroid scans in mediastinal goiter is available except for scattered case reports and conflicting generalizations found in textbooks of endocrinology and chest disease (2, 3). In order to ascertain how frequently mediastinal goiters can be diagnosed preoperatively with the aid of thyroid scintiscanning, the records of patients who had tissue-documented mediastinal goiters were reviewed.By reviewing records of patients discharged from the Rhode Island Hospital...References1. SWEET R: Intrathoracic goiter located in the posterior mediastinum. Surg Gynecol Obstet 89:57-66, 1949 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. THOMAS C: Non-toxic goiter: sporadic: surgical aspects, in The Thyroid: a Fundamental and Clinical Text, 3rd ed., edited by WERNER SC, INGBAR SH. New York, Harper & Row Publishers, 1971, p. 435 Google Scholar3. FRASERPARE RJ: Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1970, p. 1186 Google Scholar4. ELLISGOOD FC: Intrathoracic goiter. Ann Surg 135:79-90, 1952 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. LEIGH T: Mass lesions of the mediastinum. Radiol Clin North Am 1:377-394, 1963 Google Scholar6. BURKELLCROSSKENTNANSON CJHE: Mass lesions of the mediastinum. Curr Probl Surg (June):2-57, 1969 MedlineGoogle Scholar7. ADAMS H: Transthoracic thyroidectomy. J Thorac Surg 19:741-754, 1950 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. JOHNSON P: The thyroid and whole body scanning. See Reference 2, pp. 218, 220, 226 Google Scholar9. KEMPERSDOCKERTYHOFFMAN RMD: Struma ovarii—ascitic, hyperthyroid, and asymptomatic syndromes. Ann Intern Med 72:883-893, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar10. FERNANDEZ-ULLOAMAXONMEHTASHOLITON MHSL: Iodine-131 uptake by primary lung adenocarcinoma: misinterpretation of 131I scan. JAMA 236:857-858, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. DANIELDIVELEYEDWARDSCHAMBERLAIN RWWN: Mediastinal tumors. Ann Surg 151:783-795, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. RIETZWERNER KB: Intrathoracic goiter. Acta Chir Scand 119:379-388, 1960 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Pulmonary Diseases Department of Medicine Rhode Island Hospital and the Brown University Division of Biological and Medical Sciences Providence, Rhode Island PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUse of Radiopharmaceuticals in Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine in the United StatesMediastinal and aortic diseaseHipertiroidismo por tiroides ectópico intratorácicoI-123 Uptake by Mediastinal Goiter After Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone AdministrationTwo Asymptomatic Patients With Mediastinal DiseaseSubsternal goiterThe surgical treatment of substernal goiterSimple goitre (non-endemic, non-toxic goitre) and multinodular goitrePitfalls in the follow-up of cervical and mediastinal goitres: role of CT imagingDiagnostic imaging techniques in mediastinal malignanciesThe Thoracic InletEctopic goiters of the mediastinum: Presentation of two cases and review of the literaturePrimary Anterior Mediastinal Tumors in Children and AdultsPrimary Mediastinal Tumors and CystsProgressive Dyspnea and Stridor in an Elderly WomanSubsternal GoiterComputed Tomography of the MediastinumComputerized Axial Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 1 July 1978Volume 89, Issue 1Page: 73-74KeywordsEndocrinologyHospital medicineRadionuclide scanningSurgeonsSurgeryThoraxThyroid Issue Published: 1 July 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...