CHAPTER 20 Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
THYROIDECTOMY
Case Study
Physical examination reveals a 3-cm nodule in the right thyroid lobe of her neck that moves with swallowing. There is no cervical or supraclavicular adenopathy. An ultrasound of the thyroid shows a dominant 2.6-cm nodule in the right lobe (Fig. 20-1). Results of thyroid function tests, including triidothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, are all within normal limits. A fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) of the nodule demonstrates cytology consistent with a follicular neoplasm.
INDICATIONS FOR THYROID SURGERY
MEN IIA: Pheochromocytoma, medullary thyroid cancer, and parathyroid hyperplasia
MEN IIB: Pheochromocytoma, medullary thyroid cancer, and paragangliomas
Non-MEN familial medullary thyroid cancer: Only medullary thyroid cancer