Well-differentiated thyroid cancer most commonly presents as an intrathyroidal tumor; however, extrathyroidal extension occurs in approximately 6% to 13% of patients and carries a significant negative impact on survival. Extrathyroidal…
Re-exploration of the neck for residual or recurrent hyperparathyroidism or thyroid cancer is technically challenging and preoperative imaging is very useful for guiding surgery. For both pathologies, nuclear medicine techniques…
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. With a rapidly rising incidence in recent years, novel efficient management strategies are increasingly needed for this cancer. Remarkable advances have occurred…
Neck ultrasound has been shown to be critical for the postoperative evaluation of thyroid cancer patients. The thyroid bed and surrounding tissues are evaluated for the presence of recurrence or…
The majority of recurrent thyroid carcinomas are histologically differentiated and readily diagnosed by light microscopy or immunohistochemical staining. Infrequently, recurrent carcinoma may be less differentiated than the index lesion, creating…
Recent improvements in serum Tg assays, the availability of recombinant thyrotropin, widespread use of neck ultrasonography, and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT have caused a shift of paradigm in the detection…
Thyroid reoperation is known to carry a higher risk for complications because of the increased challenge of identifying tissue planes, presence of adherent strap muscles, and generalized scarring of the…
The history of thyroid and parathyroid surgery dates back thousands of years, but the developments leading to the contemporary era began just over a century ago. Pioneers in the field include…
