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ea0037ep841 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

FNAC and frozen section correlation with definitive histology in thyroid diseases

Mayooran Nithiananthan , Waters Paeder , Kerin Michael , Quill Denis

Introduction: The ability to diagnose thyroid cancers pre-op or intra operatively by Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or frozen section (FS) leads to the delivery of appropriate one stage surgical management. We aim to study the concordance and discordance of FNAC and FS with final histology in thyroid pathologies.Methods: All thyroid procedures from 2007 to 2011 (n=423), involving FNAC and or Frozen Section (FS) in their management pathwa...

ea0037ep914 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

Differentiated thyroid cancer: assessment of clinical practice in a tertiary referral centre

Owens Patrick , Lowery Aoife , Quill Denis , Bell Marcia , Kerin Michael

International best practice guidelines provide well-defined recommendations for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) measuring ≤1 cm, >4 cm and for those with defined risk factors. However, the extent of surgery and requirement for radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) are less clearly defined for tumours 1–4 cm in size. Guidelines recommend a ‘personalised decision making’ approach for this cohort, with therapeutic decisions based on pat...

ea0044cc9 | Featured Clinical Cases | SFEBES2016

Successful treatment of primary aldosteronism with partial adrenalectomy, facilitated by the use of 11C-Metomidate PET/CT

Bashari Waiel , Powlson Andrew , Koulouri Olympia , Quill Denis , Brown Morris , Cheow Heok , Dennedy Michael Conall , Gurnell Mark

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is responsible for 5-10% of all cases of HTN. The current gold standard test for determining the side of aldosterone hypersecretion is adrenal vein sampling (AVS). 11C-Metomidate PET/CT (METO-PET) has recently emerged as a potential non-invasive alternative to AVS. As 11C-Metomidate is concentrated within ‘hyperfunctioning’ nodules, METO-PET potentially not only identifies the side, but the exact site of al...