Total endoscopic thyroidectomy after open neck biopsy of the follicular lymphoma of the thyroid gland. Issue 2 (12th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nakao, Atsushi; Saito, Yoshiyuki; Ikeda, Yoshifumi; Takami, Hiroshi; Hoshino, Go; Miyata, Ryohei; Tomita, Masato; Sato, Michio; Ishikura, Naoyo; Mitsuya, Toshiyuki; Ando, Nobutoshi
• Is Part Of: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery. Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 275
• Page End: 278
• Publication Date: 2020-08-12
• Subjects: endoscopic thyroidectomy -- follicular lymphoma of the thyroid gland -- reoperation; Endoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Endoscopic surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; 617.05705
• DOI: 10.1111/ases.12847
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-5902

Abstract

Abstract: Remote‐access total endoscopic thyroidectomy (TET) is a recently established approach that can avoid producing scars in the neck. There are no clear surgical indications for TET for benign nodules or for malignant tumors at present. We report a successful TET in a 50‐year‐old Japanese woman with follicular lymphoma of the thyroid gland after an open neck biopsy. She had been referred to us with a neck tumor noted 2 months earlier. Because of adhesion, we performed a combined resection of the thyroid and partial right sternohyoid muscle. To the best of our knowledge, there is no other report of a TET performed after open neck surgery. Our patient's case demonstrates that (a) the cosmetic outcome of TET is clearly superior to that of conventional open neck surgery, and (b) a TET can be suitable even for reoperation if carefully selected.