A pain in the neck” – it’s a common saying because a stiff neck and sore shoulders are some of the most tricky joint problems ...

A CT scan performed two years prior to evaluation showed a 3 x 6.7 x 7.7 cm midline fat mass in the anterior neck between the strap muscles and the trachea (see Figure 2).

However, leiomyomas in the sternothyroid, or other strap muscles, are extremely rare. A person with leiomyoma in their sternothyroid muscle may feel a mass in their neck. The size of the mass may ...

In my opinion, the neck does not require dissection because it is not indicated in well-differentiated thyroid cancer. If the tumor invaded adjacent muscle, her highest risk is local recurrence.