Ultrasound In Thyroid Cancer Surveillance Flashcards
How many surgical levels of the neck are they?
6 (I - VI)
Compartment I
Submandibular to hyoid bone
Compartment II
From vascular bundle to deep to the sternocleidomastoid above the hyoid.
Compartment III
From vascular bundle to deep to the sternocleidomastoid between the hyoid and cricoid.
Compartment IV
From vascular bundle to deep to the sternocleidomastoid below the cricoid.
Compartment V
Posterior to sternocleidomastoid
Compartment IV
Central compartment below cricoid cartilage.
Approximately how many lymph nodes in the normal neck?
300
Typically how many nodes can be identified on ultrasound?
6 - 20
Why is it important to identify suspicious lymph nodes in the neck?
It changes surgically management
Does prophylactic lateral neck dissection does not improve recurrence free survival for patients with peroperative US negative for lymph nodes?
No
Does lateral neck dissection alter the outcome for preoperative US positive for lymph nodes?
Yes
For macro-nodular disease
What is the sensitivity of a whole body scan?
60 - 75%
What does BRAF/RAS mutation do to sodium iodine symporter?
Lack of transmembrane sodium iodide symporter expression
Lymph nodes: is size or morphology more important?
Morphology
