Hürthle cell carcinoma: current perspectives. [PDF]
, 2016 Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC) can present either as a minimally invasive or as a widely invasive tumor. HCC generally has a more aggressive clinical behavior compared with the other differentiated thyroid cancers, and it is associated with a higher rate ...
Ahmadi, Sara +3 more
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
, 2013 Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Cost effectiveness of intraoperative pathology in the management of indeterminate thyroid nodules
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Objective This study aims to determine the cost effectiveness of rapid frozen section (RFS) for indeterminate thyroid nodules. Materials and methods A retrospective chart review was conducted between January 2009 and June 2013 at a tertiary care ...
Christopher D. Vuong +6 more
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Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative neuromonitoring in reducing the postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rate by a comparison between patients submitted to thyroidectomy with intraoperative ...
Calo', PIETRO GIORGIO +6 more
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Evaluating the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for vocal cord palsy and incidental laryngopharyngeal conditions before elective thyroidectomy: is there a case for routine laryngoscopic examination? [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Routine preoperative laryngeal examination remains controversial. We aimed to assess the utility of preoperative routine flexible laryngoscopy (FL) by looking at the incidence, clinical significance and predictors for preoperative vocal cord ...
Chu, KK +4 more
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Mutational Analysis in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer and Correlations with Age, Ethnicity, and Clinical Presentation. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundWell-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) incidence in pediatrics is rising, most being papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of different mutations in pediatric WDTC and correlate the ...
Cheng, Shih-Min +9 more
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The impact of completion thyroidectomy
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019 The oncological benefit of completion thyroidectomy (CT) following thyroid lobectomy (TL) is presumed to be similar to that of upfront total thyroidectomy(TT), from a patient's perspective the risk and inconvenience of further surgery adds significantly to the impact of the overall treatment. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of CT in terms
Sawant, R +7 more
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Effect of PPIs on symptomatic hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy: A retrospective cohort study
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 Objective To determine differences in incidence and duration of postoperative symptomatic hypocalcemia between those taking and those not taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) at the time of total or completion thyroidectomy. Methods A retrospective chart
Daniel Gerges +4 more
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What should the correct extent of thyroidectomy be in a developing area where goiter is an endemic problem? [PDF]
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Lang, HHB
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Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research, 2021 Background Although the incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has increased during the recent years, most of the PTCs are slow growing and considered as low-risk tumors with an excellent prognosis. This observed increase in small tumors leads to
Ihab Matar +2 more
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