In this group, 5,525 patients were diagnosed with a substernal goiter. These patients were substantially more likely to be older, male, Black, Hispanic, or to have Medicare insurance.

Older patients, minorities, and male patients are more likely to develop substernal thyroid goiters that are difficult to remove surgically, putting them at risk for treatment complications and ...

A goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck, and in much of the world goiters are caused by a lack of iodine, but in the United States, where salt is enriched with iodine, they ...

Original Article Archive Nodular Goiter and Thyroid Cancer Authors: Thomas J. Anglem, M.D., and Martin L. Bradford, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published August 5, 1948 N Engl J Med 1948;239: ...

Originally published in Thyroid in 2014, these are the first comprehensive recommendations for goiter surgery, lead author Amy Y Chen, MD, from the division of endocrine surgery, Emory University ...

Primary mediastinal goiter with no connection to the normal thyroid gland is very rare and accounts for less than 1% of substernal goiters.

A goiter is an enlargement of your thyroid gland. That's the gland at the front of your neck just below your Adam's apple. It may be a temporary problem that will get better without treatment. Or ...

In rare cases, substernal goiters can cause pericardial effusions. The incidence of pericardial effusions is 3–6%, with occurrence dependent up on the severity of the disease. Share this article ...

Calling iodine a “supplement,” rather than a vaccine against thyroid disease, allowed its widespread use and acceptance. And it promoted the decrease and elimination of goiters.