Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pharyngolaryngeal cancers can invade the thyroid either by direct extension or via the lymphatic or hematogenous pathways. These three types of extension explain the indications for thyroidectomy during pharyngolaryngeal surgery, mainly documented for laryngeal cancers.Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study of 46 patients who underwent total laryngectomy (TL) associated with a thyroid procedure at the Department ...