Endocrine Abstracts

A 60 years old man was referred to the ENT department with a three week history of swelling in the left parotid gland region. Examination revealed a firm mass involving the left parotid gland. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the mass raised the suspicion of a malignancy. MRI scan of head and neck was consistent with metastatic involvement of the ipsilateral lymph glands. He underwent left radical neck dissection and left parotidectomy. Histology confirmed adenocarcinoma of ...

Introduction: British Thyroid Association Guidelines state that the diagnosis of thyroid malignancy cannot be based on the results of an aspiration’s cytology alone and will usually require surgical removal for confirmation. There has been much debate about the management of indeterminate fine needle aspirations (Thy 3). Recent publications have reported that the prevalence of thyroid carcinoma following a Thy 3 result to be as high has 28%, emphasising the importance of ...