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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-7-27
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of neck ultrasonography in follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. Sixty-three patients had total thyroidectomy and 131I ablation for differentiated thyroid cancer and had a negative whole body scan during follow-up. They were admitted for a high resolution neck ultrasound examination. Sixteen of 63 patients presented images suspicious for lymph node metastasis and/or for local recurrences (4 cases). Fine needle aspiration confirmed the suspicion of malignancy in 12 patients: only lymph node metastasis in 8 cases, local recurrence and lymph node metastasis in 3 cases, and in one case only local recurrence. Fine needle aspiration was suspicious for lymphadenitis in 4 cases. Thyroglobulin levels were very high in all patients with local recurrence and/or lymph node metastasis but undetectable in 2 cases presenting node metastasis and in 4 cases with lymphadenitis. All but one patient were admitted for surgery and the cytological diagnosis was confirmed. Early identification of a pathologic mass in the neck is a desirable goal; high resolution echography can play an important role in the follow-up of these patients and can detect local recurrences even when there is a negative whole body scan or undetectable thyroglobulin level.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
1050-7256
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
5
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
25-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Adenocarcinoma, Follicular,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Carcinoma, Papillary,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Lymph Nodes,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Lymphatic Metastasis,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Neck,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local,
pubmed-meshheading:7787429-Thyroid Neoplasms
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Role of neck ultrasonography in the follow-up of patients operated on for thyroid cancer.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Clinical Medicine II, University of Pisa, Italy.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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