Table 2 Pathological diagnoses
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malignancies | ||||
Papillary | 50 (54%) | 22 (10%) | 12 (32%) | 84 (25%) |
Follicular | 1 (1%) | 11 (5%) | 2 (5%) | 14 (4%) |
Poorly differentiated | 1 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) | – | 2 (1%) |
B-Cell lymphoma | – | 1 (0.5%) | – | 1 (0.3%) |
Renal cell carcinoma | 1 (1%) | – | – | 1 (0.3%) |
Goiters | ||||
Multinodular goiter | 16 (18%) | 73 (34%) | 9 (24%) | 98 (29%) |
Diffuse goiter | 1 (1%) | 5 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 7 (2%) |
Endocrine diseases | ||||
Graves’ disease | 8 (9%) | 1 (0.5%) | – | 9 (3%) |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis | 7 (8%) | 10 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 18 (5%) |
Other benign pathology | ||||
Follicular adenoma | 4 (4%) | 65 (31%) | 1 (3%) | 70 (20%) |
Thyroid cyst | – | 5 (2%) | – | 5 (2%) |
Not otherwise specified | 2 (2%) | 19 (9%) | 12 (32%) | 33 (10%) |