Journal of Tumor Research
Open Access

Abstract

Successful Excision of a 710 gram Intrathoracic Thyroid Carcinoma – A Very Rare Case

Hung-Hsing Chiang, Hon-Man Chan, Li-Chun Chen, Meei-Feng Huang, Tzu-Ju Chen, Tsun-En Lin and Shah-Hwa Chou

Background: Intrathoracic goiters that compress nearby structures require surgical excision.

Method and result: An abnormally large intrathoracic thyroid carcinoma (ITC) weighing 710 g was excised successfully from a 76 year-old female. For already 62 months, she is still surviving.

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, it is the largest ITC ever be reported in the literature.