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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;17(1):93–viii. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2007.10.014

Fig. 14.

Fig. 14

The RLN rarely may be displaced anteriorly if a nodule arises from a posterior location on the lower pole. If such a nodule extends retrosternally, attempts at delivery of the goiter outside of the wound before identifying the RLN places the nerve at significant risk, as it may be located more superficial than its usual location and is encountered early during the dissection. (Courtesy of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; with permission.)