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PURPOSE: Autonomous hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules produce thyroid hormone independently of TSH. Of these, toxic thyroid nodules provoke hyperthyroidism and can be treated by surgery or radioactive iodine therapy. The aim...
Chyle leakage is a rare complication of surgery for thyroid cancer that generally develops after lateral neck dissection. Here, we describe chyle leakages experienced after central neck dissection (CND). A...
PURPOSE: Neck ultrasonography (NUS) is one of the most commonly used methods for evaluating thyroid nodules and preoperative higher TSH levels are known to be associated with differentiated thyroid cancers....
The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in thyroid cancer is still debatable. The primary goals of SLNB are to facilitate accurate identification of lymph node (LN) metastasis without...
PURPOSE: Cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is associated with an increased recurrence rate and distant metastases. In this study, we analyzed the predictive factors...