Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) dysfunction is a major complication in thyroid surgery, caused commonly by thermal damage, transection or misplaced ligations. It can also be caused by RLN distension by thyroid tumors or thyroid goiter. Permanent paralysis decreases significantly quality of life and should be treated. Some surgical techniques can provide improvement in phonation, even complete recovery. The aim of this study was to analyze usefulness of RLN libera...

Introduction: Surgical management of clinically N0 (cN0) patients with thyroid carcinomas remains debatable due to various reported frequencies of lymph node (LN) metastases. The aim of this paper was to present usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) of jugulo-carotid regions after methylene blue dye (MBD) mapping in intraoperative selection of cN0 patients with papillary and medullary thyroid carcinomas for one-time lateral neck dissection (LND).<p class="abstext...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine prognostic significance of patient-related, tumor-related and treatment-related factors for intrathyroidal papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC), via multivariate analysis.Materials and methods: This study included 153 patients with intrathyroidal PTCs (pT1/pT2/pT3) surgically treated in our Institution during two-decade period. Patients with locally invasive tumors (pT4) and initial distant metastases (M1)...

Introduction: The aim was to analyse usefulness of sentinel lymph node (LN) biopsy of jugulo-carotid regions after methylene blue dye mapping for selection of clinically N0 patients with medullary thyroid microcarcinomas (MTMC) and lateral LN metastases for one-time modified radical neck dissection (MRND).Materials and methods: From 2007 to 2016th, 15 patients were operated in our institution due to MTMCs with serum calcitonin levels lower tha...

Introduction: Dermoid cysts are usually presented as solitary hamartomatous tumor, containing all skin adnexa. They can be found in the skin and subcutis of the face and neck; or can be intracranial, intraspinal, or intra-abdominal, localized in the ovary or omentum. Cutaneous cysts most commonly appear on the forehead, around eyes, as well as on the floor of the mouth, rarely on the neck.Case report: We present a 24-year-old female patient with a dermoi...

Introduction: Serum calcitonin level (sCT) is a precise marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). However, lymph node (LN) metastases can be found in lower sCT, as well, and preoperative ultrasound may provide false negative findings on regional LNs. The aim was to present original technique of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy of jugulo-carotid regions, after methylene blue dye mapping procedure, and its usefulness for selection of clinically N0 patients with MTC for modif...

Introduction: Serum calcitonin levels (sCT) in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) correlate with the tumour size and disease progression. Lymph node (LN) metastases can be verified even in sCT lower than 100 pg/ml. The extent of LN dissection has not yet been standardised. The aim of this pilot study was to show our experience with sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy of jugulo-carotid chain (JCC) in selection of patients with MTC for modified radical neck dissection (MRND).<p ...

Background: Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma in children is rare but it shows aggressive behaviour. Gross lymph node metastases and distant metastases are common on first clinical presentation.Patients and methods: During 33 years (1981–2014) at the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia 24 children were operated due to papillary thyroid carcinoma. Mean age was 12.6 (range 7–16) years. At the time of diagnosis 12.5% patients had lun...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine frequency of lymphonodal metastases in jugulo-carotid chain (JCC) and central neck compartment in incidental thyroid microcarcinomas (ITMC), as well as to examine whether sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy of JCC is an accurate technique to select patients with true positive, but clinically and ultrasonically negative lymph nodes, for modified radical neck dissection (MRND).Materials and methods: Out of ...

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy (80%), while primary thyroid lymphomas (PTL) occur in only 0.6–5% of cases. A significant number of PTCs, as well as PTLs, arise in the setting of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), however the simultaneous occurrence of these two malignancies is extremely rare.Case report: We present a 34-year-old female patient with thyroid MALT lymphoma and coexisting papillary ...