Fig. 3.1 Levels VI and VII lymph nodes in the central compartment of the neck Central Compartment Neck Dissection Central compartment lymph node dissection (Fig. 3.2) includes removal of the…
Factor Literature (references) Univariate Multivariate Patient (references) Age (17, 33) (7, 13, 15, 16, 18, 22, 31) Gender NS (18) Tumour (references) Histology (7, 17) (15, 31) Site (15, 23)…
Fig. 11.1 MAPK pathway, TKI receptor inhibition MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase TK tyrosine kinase Fifty per cent of cases of sporadic MTC result from somatic mutations in the RET gene….
ATA [8] Over age of 45 years with grossly visible extrathyroidal extension at the time of surgery and a high likelihood of microscopic residual disease Gross residual tumour for whom…
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Fig. 2.1 Neck levels and their relation to the accessory nerve Table 2.1 Incidence and distribution of lymph node metastases by level in patients undergoing a therapeutic lateral neck dissection…
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Author/Year Study information RLN palsy Hypocalcaemia Transient (%) Permanent (%) Transient (%) Permanent (%) Shah et al. (2012) [42] 82 pts retrospective review 2 2 20 7 Clayman et al….
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