An accessory mediastinal thyroid: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: Various differential diagnoses and etiologies exist for mediastinal masses. One of the most uncommon is the ectopic mediastinal goiter. It is crucial for a clinician, especially cardiothoracic surgeons, to think about it when encountering such masses. Goiter is a diffuse or localized thyroid gland enlargement. In this case, we describe a young woman with mediastinal goiter. And discuss the process of its diagnostic and surgical aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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