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Inappropriate Appeal Denials for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery in Medicare Advantage Plans

OTO Open, Volume 10, Issue 2, April-June 2026.
Abstract Medicare Advantage (MA) plans use prior authorization to manage utilization, with denied services appealable through a five‐level process. Independent review entities (IREs) adjudicate second‐level appeals, determining whether initial plan denials were appropriate.
Jeffrey R. Bellinger, Cameron B. Fattahi, Ericka L. Erickson, Nolan B. Seim, Vinay K. Rathi, Lauren E. Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peri-Operative Treatment of Giant Nodular Goiter

International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012
Objective: To summarize the experience in the peri-operative treatment of giant nodular goiter.Methods: A total of 123 patients with giant nodular goiter sized 6~20 cm were admitted into our hospital from 1990 to 2011 and the clinical data were ...
Bo Gao, Wuguo Tian, Yan Jiang, Xiaohua Zhang, Jianjie Zhao, Shu Zhang, Jinping Chen, Donglin Luo
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Thyroid Metastasis From Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Positron emission tomography‐computed tomography scan demonstrating thyroid metastasis from colorectal carcinoma in the context of metastatic disease. ABSTRACT Colorectal adenocarcinoma is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Although metastases typically affect the liver, lungs, and peritoneum, thyroid involvement is extremely rare, with ...
Urías Hernandez Lopez, Pastor Thomas Olivares, Liney Mendoza Suarez, Alejandro Tejada Giraldo, Astrid Del Valle Pestana, Vianeis Caicedo Mora, Audrey Vargas Buelvas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing a Rapid Response Pathway for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer in a Universal Healthcare System

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2026.
This study implemented and evaluated a multidisciplinary Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Rapid Response Team (ARRT) pathway in a Canadian universal healthcare system, comparing 26 patients before and after pathway implementation (2015–2023). The ARRT pathway significantly reduced median time from initial suspicion to staging completion (21 to 6 days, p < 0 ...
Sana Ghaznavi, Kiana Mahboubi, Debbie Lamb, Kara Hawker, Khara Sauro, Robin Banerjee, Robert Douglas Hart, Dean Ruether, Adrian Box, Moosa Khalil, Steve Gorombey, Joseph Dort, Shamir Chandarana   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five Advances in the Last 50 Years That Have Impacted Endocrine Surgery

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 8, Page 2071-2076, August 2026.
Matilda Anneback, Priya H. Dedhia, Aimee Di Marco, Els Nieveen van Dijkum, Julie A. Miller, Janice L. Pasieka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DUOXA2 Variants as an Underrecognized Cause of Diffuse Goiter: A Euthyroid Adult Case Responsive to Levothyroxine

Case Reports in Endocrinology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an essential substrate for thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and plays a key role in iodine oxidation, organification, and coupling reactions that generate thyroid hormones. Dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) and its maturation factor dual oxidase maturation factor 2 (DUOXA2) are critical for H2O2 production in thyroid follicular cells. Although
Hanna Deguchi-Horiuchi, Shuji Fukata, Takahiko Kogai, Yuka Ito, Takashi Akamizu, Mohammad Shahangir Biswas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning–Driven Integration of Clinical and Multiomics Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Objective Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid (PSCCT) represents a rare, aggressive malignancy with insufficiently characterized molecular underpinnings and a lack of robust prognostic instruments. This investigation aimed to derive novel prognostic biomarkers and to develop a composite risk‐stratification model by fusing multiomics data ...
Huanxin Shi, Lina Huang, Ziyang Zeng, Zhiwen Luo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing trends in surgery for Graves’ disease: A cohort comparison of those having surgery intended to preserve thyroid function with those having ablative surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2013
Background Surgery for Graves’ disease may be performed with the intent of preserving thyroid function (subtotal thyroidectomy) or ablating thyroid function (total thyroidectomy).
Ahmed Al-Adhami, Ailsa C Snaith, Wendy L Craig, Zygmunt H Krukowski   +3 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Two‐Session Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Transarterial Embolization Followed by Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Large Benign Thyroid Nodules

International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Purposes To treat large benign thyroid nodules (BTNs), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and transarterial embolization (TAE) combined with RFA are both used. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of both treatments. Methods Nineteen subjects with 20 BTNs received two sessions of RFA, while eight patients with 10 BTNs underwent TAE followed by RFA ...
Cheng-Kang Wang, Yueh-Sheng Chen, Chen-Kai Chou, Wei-Chih Chen, Yuan-Pin Lin, An-Ni Lin, Chih-Ying Lee, Sheng-Dean Luo, Wei-Che Lin, Suraiya Saleem   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should the Prevalence of Incidental Thyroid Cancer Determine the Extent of Surgery in Multinodular Goiter?

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundThe most appropriate surgical procedure for multinodular goiter (MNG) remains under debate. Incidental thyroid carcinoma (ITC) is often identified on histopathological examination after thyroidectomy performed for presumed benign MNG.Aim of the
Krzysztof Kaliszewski, Marta Strutyńska-Karpińska, Agnieszka Zubkiewicz-Kucharska, Beata Wojtczak, Paweł Domosławski, Waldemar Balcerzak, Tadeusz Łukieńczuk, Zdzisław Forkasiewicz   +7 more
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