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Thyroidectomy: precautions to take before placing implants?
Mon, 09/15/2008 - 14:42I have a patient who recently had his thyroid removed because it was cancerous. He is scheduled for placement of 2 dental implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
Original article: utility of computed tomography in the detection of subclinical nodal disease in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Mon, 09/15/2008 - 03:00Objective To characterize the ability of computed tomography (CT) to identify subclinical cervical metastatic disease in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
Design Retrospective review.
Setting Tertiary academic center.
Patients Consecutive patients undergoing neck dissection for PTC between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2006.
Intervention Preoperative CT scans were reevaluated in a blinded fashion by a single head and neck radiologist. Positive criteria included node with size larger than 10 mm, round shape, calcification, cystic character, or abnormal enhancement.
