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 A THORACIC approach for thyroid surgery may be indicated for deep extension of mediastinal benign or malignant thyroid masses, metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes, or aberrant or posterior mediastinal thyroid masses. The proportion of intrathoracic thyroid masses that require a thoracic approach is difficult to determine because of controversy regarding the definition of a mediastinal thyroid mass. Most researchers define as retrosternal, substernal, or intrathoracic any thyroid mass in which 50% of the mass is below the level of the thoracic inlet. Only occasionally in the English-language literature 1, 2 is there documentation of depth and precise location of the mass in the mediastinum. This lack of consensus results in only an approximate generalization of the proportion of mediastinal thyroid masses that require a thoracic approach. Thyroid disorders are conditions that affect the thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland within the front of the neck. The thyroid has important roles to manage numerous metabolic processes throughout the body. Different types of thyroid disorders affect either its structure or function. The thyroid is found below the Adam's apple wrapped round the trachea (windpipe). A thin area of tissue within the gland's middle, mentioned because the isthmus, joins the two thyroid lobes on all sides. The thyroid uses iodine to produce vital hormones. Thyroxine, also known as T4, is the primary hormone produced by the gland. After delivery via the bloodstream to the body's tissues, a small portion of the T4 released from the gland is converted to triiodothyronine (T3), which is the most active hormone.  

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