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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
Published on: September 20, 2024
Adequate thyroidectomy in laryngectomy
Bipin T Varghese1, Deepak Janardhan1, Elizabeth Mathew Iype1
1The Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Services, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
Abstract:
Optimal resection of the involved portion of the thyroid gland is decisive in long term functional and oncologic results of a Laryngectomy. Regardless of the setting and techniques adopted in performing the laryngeal surgery, we propose a concept of adequate removal of the infiltrated thyroid glandular tissue based on the current status of available literature and our own published experience of managing the thyroid gland in laryngectomies.
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