Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNb) in decisions for surgical management of lymph nodes in differentiated thyroid ccarcinoma (DTC) was demonstarted in a few previous studies.Aim: To determine whether SLN biopsy of first draining node/s in jugulo-carotid chain is accurate technique to select patients with true positive LN for selective modified radical neck dissection (MRND).Patients and methods: We have pe...

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents is rare but it shows extremely aggressive behavior. Gross lymph node metastases and distant metastases are common on first clinical presentation.Patients and methods: Forty five children and adolescents were operated due to PTC. Mean age was 16.6 years (range 7–21). At the time of diagnosis 13% had lung metastases. Total thyroidectomy or completion of thyroidectomy was performed in ...

Introduction: Infiltration of larynx by thyroid cancer represents fourth stage of the disease and is threatening disease. Lethal outcome of advanced thyroid cancer, which invades trachea and larynx, is usually associated with airway obstruction.Patient and method: We are presenting 58 year old woman operated due to the advanced papillary carcinoma Patient underwent total thyroidectomy, central neck dissection, modified radical dissection of the right sid...

Introduction: Quadruple primary malignancies occur with an incidence of <0.1% and <100 cases have been published to our best knowledge. We are presenting a patient with multiple sclerosis and triple thyroid carcinoma, double melanoma and a breast cancer.Case report: Over the course of 4 years we treated a single patient due to stage III (T3, N1a, M0) medullary thyroid carcinoma size 45 mm in the right lobe and two micropapillary carcinomas in the...

We present a 66 year old patient with right thyroid hemiagenesis and double parathyroid adenoma one on the side of hemiagenesis and the other on the side of present left lobe. The patient came to our Clinic because of pain in the neck and was diagnosed a primary hyperparathyroidism with elevated parathyroid hormon as well as Hashimoto thyroiditis with high level of Tg and TPO antibodies. Ultrasound and technetium sestamibi scintigraphy determined the absence of the right lobe ...

Background: Thyroid carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst is very rare and surgical management is based on the individual experience.Patients and methods: Twelve cases of primary TDC thyroid carcinoma operated in one Institution during last 25 years. Sistrunk`s procedure was done in all cases followed by dissection of submental and prehyoid lymph nodes and bilateral biopsy of level 3. In the same act 11 of 12 patients underwent total thyroidectomy. In ca...