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Video-assisted thyroidectomy significantly reduces the risk of early postthyroidectomy voice and swallowing symptoms
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 16:22Abstract
Background Voice and swallowing symptoms are frequently reported after thyroidectomy even in absence of objective voice alterations.
We evaluated the influence of the video-assisted approach on voice and swallowing outcome of thyroidectomy.
Methods Sixty-five patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (TT) were recruited. Eligibility criteria were: nodule size ≤30 mm, thyroid
volume ≤30 ml, no previous neck surgery. Exclusion criteria were: younger than aged 18 years and older than aged 75 years,
Papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst with associated microcarcinoma of the thyroid and without cervical lymph
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 04:00IntroductionThis is a case report of a 44-year-old woman with papillary carcinoma of a thyroglossal duct cyst.Case presentationA 44 year-old woman presented to the otolaryngology outpatient clinic with an asymptomatic anterior midline neck mass. A cervical ultrasound showed a lesion which appeared to be a thyroglossal duct cyst and surgical resection using Sistrunkas procedure was performed. The histopathologic diagnosis showed papillary carcinoma evolving from a thyroglossal duct cyst, confined to the thyroglossal cyst, with a tumor diameter of 2 cm.
