Figure 17-8 – An elderly woman with a large and longstanding MNG that migrated to the upper mediastinal region with subsequent compression of the subclavian system. Note the subcutaneous enlarged venous circulation (a). In the next panel (b), it is presented the scintilographic studies after a tracer dose of 131I before and (c) after stimulation by 0.45 mg of recombinant human TSH. (ref. 142.).