Retrosternal localization of thyroid pathology is not rare. We present a retrospective 20-years' research on 4225 patients with different thyroid diseases. 803 of them were with a different level/stage) of retrosternal localization of the gland. Our analysis reveals that the possibility of malignancy and difficult diagnosis make surgical treatment obligatory. It should be performed only by experienced in thyroid surgery specialists.
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