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Endocrine glands
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Retrosternal thyroid
Retrosternal thyroid
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Thyroid gland

Retrosternal thyroid

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Retrosternal thyroid is an abnormal location of all or part of the�thyroid gland�to a place below the breastbone (sternum). The thyroid is normally located at the front of the neck, above the sternal notch.



Alternative Names: Substernal thyroid

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Review Date: 8/11/2005
Reviewed By: Joseph P. Hart, M.D., Marco Polo Traveling Fellow c/o Department of Vascular Surgery, A. Z. St. Blasius Hospital (Belgium). Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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