Video 20.1 Introduction to [CR] , Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines papillary thyroid cancers that are 10 mm or less in maximal diameter as papillary microcarcinomas. These are frequently incidentally discovered lesions. Previously, these lesions were…
Introduction Classic papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) tends to have an indolent clinical course with low morbidity and mortality. Nonetheless, this disease has a wide spectrum of biologic and clinical behavior that can result in tumor recurrence and death, depending on…
Introduction Over the past decade, there has been an enormous expansion of knowledge regarding the molecular pathogenesis of thyroid tumors and major advances in clinically applying this knowledge to enhance diagnostic approaches to thyroid nodules and informing clinical trials and…
Video 17.1 Introduction to [CR] , Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Incidence. Incidence of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Introduction Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is the umbrella term that encompasses all malignancies arising from thyroid epithelial follicular cells and is the major form of…
Video 16.1 Laser and Radiofrequency Treatment of Thyroid Nodules and Parathyroid Adenoma. Video 16.2 RFA of a Thyroid Nodule Using the Trans-isthmic Approach and the Moving Shot Technique. Video 16.3 RFA of a Recurrent Tumor in the Subcutaneous Location with…
Video 15.1 Fiberoptic Laryngeal Exam: Laryngeal Anatomy and Function. Introduction Thyroid and parathyroid surgery is undertaken by surgeons from a variety of surgical disciplines and backgrounds. The implications of this type of surgery on the voice are a frequent patient…
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common histologic type of thyroid carcinoma worldwide. Microscopic lymph node (LN) metastases occur in the majority of patients presenting with PTC. LN metastases are associated with an increased risk of local or regional…
Video 13.1 Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands: Equipment and Techniques. Introduction The clinical utilization of ultrasound (US) continues to expand, with increasing applications in the head and neck. US remains the primary imaging tool for the thyroid gland.…
Video 12.1 Introduction to [CR] , Fine-Needle Aspiration and Molecular Analysis. Introduction Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is the gold standard for diagnostic assessment of thyroid nodules, yet cytologic evaluation may be limited, with up to 30% of samples classified…
Video 11.1 Thyroid Nodule Fine-Needle Aspiration. Video 11.2 Fine-Needle Aspiration Slide Preparation. Introduction Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is an essential test in the evaluation of a patient with a thyroid nodule. The result of the FNA determines, in large part, whether…