Complete endoscopic radical resection of thyroid cancer via an oral vestibule approach

Invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma infiltrating trachea

Vojnosanitetski pregled ◽

10.2298/vsp1110891f ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 68 (10) ◽

pp. 891-894

Author(s):

Aleksandar Filipovic ◽

Ljiljana Vuckovic ◽

Milan Mijovic

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Cancer ◽

Thyroid Carcinoma ◽

Radioiodine Therapy ◽

Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma ◽

Radical Resection ◽

Left Lobe ◽

Whole Body ◽

Suppressive Therapy ◽

Tracheal Resection ◽

Serum Thyroglobulin

Introduction. Although follicular thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor, up to 20% of the patients are threatened by potential complications resulting from infiltrating tumor growth into surrounding tissues. Case report. A 66- year-old female came to hospital with the presence of a growing thyroid nodule of the left lobe. Ultrasonic examination showed a 8 cm hypoechoic nodule in the left lobe. Thyroid scintigraphy showed a cold nodule. CT scan and tracheoscopy showed tracheal infiltration without tracheal obstruction. An extended total thyroidectomy was done, with the left jugular vein, strap muscles and tracheal 2 cm long circular resection. The pathologist confirmed invasive follicular thyroid cancer. After the surgery the patient was treated with radioiodine therapy and permanent TSH suppressive therapy. The patient was followed with measurements of the thyroid hormone and serum thyroglobulin level every six months, as well as the further tests (chest xray, ultrasound of the neck and a whole body scintigraphy) were done. After more than three years the patient had no evidence of the recurrent disease. Conclusion. Radical resection of the tracheal infiltrating thyroid cancer with circular tracheal resection and terminoterminal anastomosis followed by radioiodine therapy should be considered the treatment of choice.

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Sharing Experience in the Treatment of Chylous Leakage in Thyroid Cancer Radical Resection and Central Lymph Node Dissection Patients

2016 8th International Conference on Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME) ◽

10.1109/itme.2016.0070 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Yanhua Li ◽

Yan Li ◽

Peisong Wang ◽

Zhihui Sun ◽

Zhi Lv ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Lymph Node Dissection ◽

Radical Resection ◽

Node Dissection ◽

Central Lymph Node ◽

Central Lymph Node Dissection ◽

Chylous Leakage ◽

Central Lymph

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Resection of liver metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer: who might benefit? Report of 2 cases and review of literature

Polish Journal of Surgery ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.7391 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Joanna Ligocka ◽

Waldemar Patkowski ◽

Grzegorz Szparecki ◽

Tomasz Ostrowski ◽

Wiesław Wiechno ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Cancer ◽

Liver Metastases ◽

Hepatic Metastases ◽

Radical Resection ◽

Disease Recurrence ◽

Postoperative Result ◽

Previously Treated ◽

Hepatic Lesions ◽

Differentiated Thyroid Cancers ◽

The Right

Background: Liver metastases of differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) are uncommon. Surgery has proved its effectiveness in patients with 131I negative hepatic lesions. Here we present two patients who underwent liver resection for metastases of DTC. Case presentation: The first patient is a 36-year-old woman who presented with 70 mm large hepatic metastases of papillary thyroid cancer. After treatment of the primary cancer she was disease free for eight years when the elevation of TSH level resulted in the search for metastasis. Notably, the 131I SPECT did not show any lesions. The CT scan visualized 80mm diameter mass within the liver. Histology confirmed metastasis of the thyroid cancer. Lack of iodine uptake and size of the lesion excluded treatment with radioactive iodine. Radical resection of the metastasis was performed with good short and long-term postoperative result. The second patient is the 65-year-old man who was previously treated for follicular thyroid cancer. When iodine negative 70mm diameter metastasis was detected within the liver he was referred for surgery. The right extended hemihepatectomy was performed. In 12-months follow-up he remained stable, with no signs of disease recurrence. Conclusions: These two cases show that resection of hepatic metastases of DTC is an option even if the lesions are large. Given the effectiveness and safety of liver surgery we reckon that it should be the treatment of choice when is possible. Decision of surgical treatment should be based on analysis of the ability to perform the radical and safe resection.

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Radical resection and improvised manubriosternal reconstruction technique for solitary manubriosternal metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports ◽

10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.201 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 76 ◽

pp. 278-281

Author(s):

Ikram Ul Haq Chaudhry ◽

Ahsan Cheema ◽

Chaudhry Aqeel ◽

Zahra Al Haji ◽

Yousif A Alqahtani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Cancer ◽

Papillary Thyroid Cancer ◽

Radical Resection ◽

Reconstruction Technique ◽

Papillary Thyroid

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Analysis of Let-7 Family miRNA in Plasma as Potential Predictive Biomarkers of Diagnosis for Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Diagnostics ◽

10.3390/diagnostics10030130 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 130 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ewelina Perdas ◽

Robert Stawski ◽

Krzysztof Kaczka ◽

Maria Zubrzycka

Keyword(s):

Thyroid Cancer ◽

Predictive Biomarkers ◽

Radical Resection ◽

Digital Pcr ◽

Droplet Digital Pcr ◽

Control Group ◽

Papillary Thyroid ◽

Healthy Control ◽

Noninvasive Biomarkers ◽

Common Histological Type

The most common histological type of thyroid cancer is papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Radical resection of the thyroid gland is currently the recommended method of treatment. Almost 75% of thyroidectomies performed just for diagnostic purposes are benign. Thus, the confirmation of innovative and more precise noninvasive biomarkers holds promise for the detection of PTC, which may decrease the number of unnecessary thyroid lobectomies. In this work, using the droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method, we have analyzed the level of five miRNAs (let-7a, let-7c, let-7d, let-7f, and let-7i) in the plasma of patients with PTC and compared them with those of a healthy control group to investigate whether miRNAs also have value in the management of PTC. Levels of four miRNAs, namely let-7a, let-7c, let-7d, and let-7f, were significantly higher in PTC patients than healthy controls. Thus, the analysis of circulating let-7 can be a useful tool and support the currently used methods for PTC diagnosis. However, our observation requires further research on a larger patient group.

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