The Cytologic Approach to Diagnosis of Thyroid Pathology—Technical Aspects FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF THE THYROID Fine needle aspiration (FNA) appears to be an exceedingly simple procedure. The target lesion is…
The Classification of Thyroid Pathology The classification of thyroid pathology includes congenital, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders. These are listed in Table 3.1. Many of these are diagnosed based on clinical…
The Normal Thyroid The normal adult thyroid gland weighs 16 to 25 g and is composed of two lateral lobes and an isthmus (Fig. 2.1). Because it derives from an…
Introduction The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland in the anterior inferior neck. It is readily palpable and even visible in the slender patient. It is a source of common…
1. Nondiagnostic or unsatisfactory 2. Benign 3. Atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) 4. Follicular neoplasm/suspicious for follicular neoplasm (including oncocytic lesions) 5. Suspicious for malignancy 6. Malignant In the years…
Fig. 3.1 The diagnostic algorithm for a thyroid nodule Initial Approach to the Patient Suspected of Having a Nodule The discovery of a thyroid nodule over 1 cm should prompt…
Nodule features on ultrasound Recommended FNA based on nodule size High and intermediate suspicion for malignancy ≥1 cm Low suspicion for malignancy ≥1.5 cm Very low suspicion for malignancy ≥2…
Fig. 19.1 Anatomy of the larynx (Permission granted from Operative techniques in Laryngology by Clark A. Rosen and C. Blake Simpson. Published by Springer. See enclosed permission) Knowledge of the…
First author and publication date Recurrence-free rate after surgery ± RAI and EBRT (%) Recurrence-free rate after surgery ± RAI(%) Tubiana (1985) [12] 86 79 Farahati (1996) [13] 90 50…
Fig. 25.1 (a) Five ring tracheal resection for Stage IV tracheal invasion in which well differentiated thyroid cancer extended through the entire thickness of the trachea wall. (b) Mobilization of…
