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thyroidectomy for TC are very rare. In the following we present a case of a 68-year-old male with GD and metastatic TC (papillary adenocarcinoma of follicular type), where the presence of TRAB complicated treatment of the latter. The case report is presented in
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recommend total or near-total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) of >1 cm [ 5 , 6 ]. Although the surgical mortality associated with thyroidectomy is low [ 2 ], the potential long-term complications of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
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thyroidectomy/lobectomy at Maria Vittoria Hospital during the 10-year period from January 2005 to December 2015. Only those patients who underwent both FNA and the surgical procedure in our institution were included in this study. Demographic data such as age
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determine which one better predicted survival and progression. This study was approved by the institutional review board. Management Where possible, a complete thyroidectomy was performed, with neck dissection if there was evidence of nodal disease
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nerve compression [ 4 ]. Based on the above pathogenic model, thyroid disease could be responsible for the occurrence of GO; therefore, reduction of thyroid tissue either by radioiodine or total thyroidectomy (TTx) might deplete autoreactive T
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of a predictive score for myasthenic crisis might have alerted the treating physician at an earlier stage. Introduction Goiter is endemic in many parts of the Sudan and thyroidectomy is a common elective surgical procedure in Khartoum [ 1
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second-line treatments, at least in Europe, in case of unsuccessful therapy with antithyroid drugs (ATD), disease relapse, or drug intolerance [ 1 ]. Surgery should consist of a near total thyroidectomy (TTx), which leads to a reduced risk of relapse, as
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follow-up care [ 2 , 7 , 8 ]. The treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer usually consists of total thyroidectomy (TT) and radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) [ 4 , 8 ]. The rationale for the use of RRA comprises: remnant ablation, to facilitate the
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Dear Editor, Hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease is primarily treated with antithyroid drugs. Thyroidectomy is mostly considered to provide definitive therapy in case of recurrent or persistent hyperthyroidism. However, carrying out this
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Dear Editor, In our recently published study, we have systematically reviewed the current literature regarding recurrence rates in well-differentiated thyroid cancer after hemi-thyroidectomy (HT) [ 1 ]. Through meta-analysis of available