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A 61-year-old woman presented with an enlarging neck mass. It had been growing since she underwent a right thyroid lobectomy for multinodular goiter. Due to recent accelerated growth and repeat aspirations for tracheal compression symptoms, she elected surgical excision. Cytology on pre-operative aspiration was negative for malignancy.
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The skin and platysma were opened down to the cyst.
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The operative plan was completion thyroidectomy, so the upper pole of the left lobe was mobilized (see thyroidectomy).
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