The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 6 , Pages e82-e83, June 2010

Solitary fibrous tumor of the perithyroidal soft tissue mimicking substernal goiter

  • Ali Ibrahim Sevinc, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
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  • Aras Emre Canda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +905055252917
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  • Tarkan Unek, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
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  • Serafettin Canda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Ali Kocdor, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
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  • Serdar Saydam, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey
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  • Omer Harmancioglu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey

Received 24 March 2009; received in revised form 4 June 2009

Abstract 

Solitary fibrous tumor is an uncommon neoplasm. We present a case of solitary fibrous tumor of the perithyroidal soft tissue mimicking a substernal goiter.

Keywords: Solitary fibrous tumor, Substernal goiter

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00678-3

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.06.035

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 6 , Pages e82-e83, June 2010

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