From: A systematic approach to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the cricothyroid junction
Total thyroidectomy n = 91 | Hemi-thyroidectomy n = 213 | Completion thyroidectomy n = 38 | Total n = 342 | |
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Nodules requiring diagnosis | ||||
Intermediate suspicion for malignancy | – | 114 (54%) | 2 (5%) | 116 (34%) |
High suspicion for malignancy | 15 (16%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (3%) | 18 (5%) |
Thyromegaly | ||||
Obstructive/Symptomatic | 20 (22%) | 73 (34%) | 6 (16%) | 99 (29%) |
Substernal goiter | 5 (5%) | 8 (4%) | – | 14 (4%) |
Malignancy | ||||
Papillary carcinoma | 36 (40%) | 2 (1%) | 17 (45%) | 55 (16%) |
Follicular carcinoma | – | – | 8 (21%) | 8 (2%) |
Poorly differentiated carcinoma | – | – | 1 (3%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Lymphoma | – | – | 1 (3%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Endocrinological diseases | ||||
Graves’ disease | 13 (14%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (3%) | 15 (4%) |
Hashimoto thyroiditis | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | – | 3 (1%) |
Other | ||||
Symptomatic cyst | – | 9 (4%) | – | 9 (3%) |
PET incidentaloma | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | – | 3 (1%) |