Endocrine Surgery JC039: A Thyroid Nodule: Benign Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer Flashcards

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Thyroid nodule

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Prevalence:
- Extraordinary common
- Depends on:
—> Iodine deficiency (some area endemic)
—> Ionising radiation exposure
—> Female gender
—> Advanced age
—> Method of detection (palpation lower rate of detection, USG / autopsy higher rate of detection)

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Thyroid cancer

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  • Not so common, but ↑ incidence due to detection of small papillary carcinoma
  • Mortality remains low
  • Size <1-2 cm
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Classification of Goitre

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Classified according to etiologies, morphological changes, functional changes, pathological changes

  1. Simple goitre (endemic / sporadic)
    - Diffuse
    - *Nodular
  2. Toxic goitre (hyperfunctioning)
    - Diffuse toxic (Graves’)
    - *Toxic nodular (Plummer’s aka Toxic MNG)
    - *Toxic / Functioning adenoma
  3. *Neoplastic goitre
    - Benign
    - Malignant
  4. Thyroiditis (Inflammatory cause)
    - Bacterial (acute suppurative)
    - Viral (subacute)
    - Lymphocytic / Hashimoto / Autoimmune (chronic)

*: commonly detected by USG / palpation

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Simple / Non-toxic, Diffuse / Nodular goitre

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Definition:
1. Any thyroid enlargement (most common giving rise to goitre)
2. Not a result of neoplasia / inflammation (i.e. thyroiditis)
3. No thyroid dysfunction (i.e. normal TFT)
4. Endemic (∵ iodine deficiency, area of >10% patient with clinically palpable goitre) / Sporadic
5. Morphological changes: Uninodular / Multinodular (MNG) / Dominant nodule in MNG

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Clinical presentation of Thyroid nodule

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  1. Neck swelling / mass
  2. Pain / discomfort / obstructive feeling
  3. Local pressure symptoms
    - Dysphagia
    - Choking
    - SOB etc.
  4. Voice disturbance / hoarseness (usually ∵ trachea compression of trachea, uncommon due to nerve palsy —> usually only by malignant nodule)
  5. Thyroid dysfunction (Hyper / Hypothyroidism)
  6. Incidental:
    - P/E
    - Imaging: USG (of carotid artery), CXR (tracheal deviation, compression, soft tissue mass), CT/MRI, PET scan
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Pathology of Thyroid nodule

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  1. Nodular goitre (most common, 70%) (e.g. MNG)
    - Colloid
    - Haemorrhagic cystic (old / new blood)
    - Complex
    - Hyperplastic
    - Adenomatous nodule
    —> all are just descriptive terms of nodules
  2. Benign Follicular Adenoma (15%)
    - mainly non-toxic
    - some maybe hyperfunctioning
  3. Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (10%)
    - Follicular / Papillary
    (Anaplastic = Undifferentiated)
  4. Miscellaneous (5%)
    - Other thyroid malignancies
    - Thyroiditis (usually diffuse enlargement, but can present atypically as nodules)
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Clinical risk factors for malignancy of thyroid nodules

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  1. Extreme of age
    - elderly / young (papillary carcinoma)
    - female (nodular goitre)
  2. Previous neck irradiation
  3. Geographic (radiation exposure, endemic goitre)
  4. Family history
    - Medullary thyroid carcinoma (1/3 familial)
    - Papillary / Follicular carcinoma no family association
  5. Pressure symptoms
    - indicate rapid growth
  6. Solitary vs Multiple nodules
    - Solitary: more likely cancer
  7. Nodule characteristics (size, consistency, fixation)
  8. Presence of cervical LN
    - occult thyroid cancer can present with cervical LN without palpable nodules in thyroid gland
  9. RLN palsy
    - damage of RLN by malignant tumour
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Investigations of Thyroid nodule

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Routine
1. TFT
- ultrasensitive TSH +/- Free T4
2. USG evaluation
3. FNAC

Specific
4. Other blood tests
- ESR
- Thyroid Ab (TPO (Thyroid peroxidase antibodies), ATA (Anti-thyroid antibodies))
- Calcitonin (Medullary thyroid carcinoma)
- Genetic testing (TSH receptor mRNA RT-PCR)

  1. Imaging
    - Radioscintigraphy (IV radioisotope (I123 / Tc99m) + gamma camera)
    - CXR
    - CT
    - MRI
    - PET
  2. Endoscopy
    - Direct laryngoscopy
    - OGD

Surgical
7. Thyroidectomy: Diagnostic +/- Therapeutic

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USG

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  • B-mode real-time scanner: 7.5 / 10 mHz probes
  • Non-invasive, no radiation hazard, convenient and cheap
  • High sensitivity (2-3 mm nodules) but low specificity (cannot confirm nature)

Role:
1. Extend P/E
2. Guide needle aspiration
3. For all patients with goitre / palpable nodule
4. Should NOT be performed as a screening test
5. Guide but cannot confirm diagnosis

5 categories of USG findings:
Category 1: Benign
- cystic

Category 2: Very low suspicion
- spongiform
- partially cystic

Category 3: Low suspicion
- hyperechoic / isoechoic

Category 4: Intermediate suspicion —> FNAC may be needed
- hypoechoic

Category 5: High suspicion —> FNAC may be needed
- microcalcification
- irregular margin
- marked hypoechoic
- taller than wide (indicate infiltrative)
- extrathyroidal extension

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FNAC

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4 cytology results:
- Benign (negative): <1% chance malignancy
- Malignant (positive): >99% chance malignancy
- Non-diagnostic (unsatisfactory due to sampling technique / no thyroid cells collected): <3% chance malignancy
- Suspicious (indeterminate): 20% chance malignancy

Bethesda classification:
Category 1: Non-diagnostic —> Repeat FNA
Category 2: Benign —> Clinical follow up

Category 3: AUS (atypia of undetermined significance) / FLUS (follicular lesions of undetermined significance) (10% chance malignancy) —> Repeat FNA
Category 4: Follicular neoplasm —> Surgical lobectomy (to arrive at diagnosis + prevent spread via capsular / vessel)

Category 5: Suspicious of malignancy (60-75% chance malignancy) —> Surgical lobectomy + Total thyroidectomy
Category 6: Malignant —> Total thyroidectomy

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Molecular assay application of FNAC

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  1. BRAF, N/H/K-RAS, RET-PTC1/PTC3, PAX8/PPARc
    - BRAF mutation: 40-64%
    - panel of mutations: 63-80% accuracy
    - specific but not sensitive: high PPV (rule-in test) (有false negative)
  2. Gene expression classifier (167 genes)
    - high sensitivity but not specific with high NPV (rule-out test) (有false positive)
  3. Gene sequencing classifier
    - higher specificity + improved PPV

Indication:
- For suspicious / indeterminate nodule (Category 3 / 4 in Bethesda)

Disadvantage:
- Expensive + limited availability

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ATA guidelines in management of Thyroid nodule

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USG evaluation (Sonographic pattern) + FNAC criteria

Suspected thyroid nodule
—> USG thyroid
—> 5 Sonographic patterns (High / Intermediate / Low / Very low suspicion / Benign)
—> Nodules >=1cm (<1 cm FNAC not required ∵ microcarcinoma is not aggressive and can be observed)
—> FNAC (except if benign —> FNAC not required)
—> Bethesda classification
—> Manage accordingly
—> Indeterminate / Malignant —> Surgery advised

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Radioisotope scintigraphy

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IV radioisotope (I123 / Tc99m) + gamma camera

Indications:

  1. Diagnosis of malignancy
    - 10-20% cold nodules malignant (low specificity)
    - hot / warm nodules rarely malignant
  2. Functional assessment in Thyrotoxic patient
    - Graves’
    - Toxic adenoma
    - Toxic nodular goitre

Disadvantages:
- Radiation exposure, expensive, low specificity + sensitivity

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Other investigations

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  1. CXR (tracheal compression / deviation, retrosternal goitre, mediastinal mass)
  2. CT / MRI
    - anatomical relationship with surrounding mediastinal structures
  3. PET scan
  4. Laryngoscopy
    - hoarseness of voice (unilateral cord palsy ∵ RLN invasion by thyroid cancer)
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Indications of operation for Benign thyroid nodules / Nodular goitre

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  1. Pressure symptoms (size of goitre / nodule >4cm)
  2. Tracheal compression / deviation
  3. ↑ Goitre size
  4. Retrosternal extension (compressive symptoms)
  5. Suspected malignancy
  6. Cosmetic considerations / patient wish
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Surgical treatment of Benign thyroid nodules

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  1. Unilateral lobectomy (Hemithyroidectomy)
    - for Uninodular goitre
    - safe, minimal morbidities, can be diagnostic, curative
    - reoperation on contralateral lobe without added difficulty
    - ~10% chance hypothyroidism
  2. Total thyroidectomy (Bilateral thyroidectomy)
    - for MNG
    - additional surgical risk (Hypoparathyroidism)
    - no recurrence
    - needs long-term thyroxine replacement
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Alternative treatment of Benign thyroid nodules

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Need probe
1. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
2. Percutaneous laser ablation (LA)
3. Microwave ablation (MWA)

No need probe
4. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
5. Ethanol injection after aspiration (for Cystic nodule)

Nodules will not disappear, only shrink —> max response in 6 months
Cystic nodules: cannot use 1-4 (since only boil the cyst content)

Cannot replace surgery as a definitive treatment

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Thyroid carcinoma: Histological types

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Major histologic type:
1. Well differentiated (90%) (very good prognosis)
- Papillary (80-90%)
- Follicular (10-20%)

  1. Poorly differentiated (Insular) (5%) (rare, in elderly)
  2. Undifferentiated (Anaplastic) (5%)
  3. Medullary carcinoma (5%) (neuroendocrine tumour: arise from Parafollicular C cells)
  4. Others (1%)
    - Lymphoma (can be treated without surgery if a definitive diagnosis can be made beforehand —> main treatment: chemotherapy)
    - SCC
    - Sarcoma
    - Metastasis
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Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC)

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Management considerations:
1. Extent of thyroidectomy
- hemithyroidectomy vs total thyroidectomy

  1. Nature + Extent of LN / neck dissection
    - prophylactic / therapeutic
    - central / lateral compartments
  2. Post-op adjuvant therapies
    - Radioiodine I131 ablation
    - External beam irradiation
    - T4 suppressive therapy —> suppress TSH to ↓ tumour recurrence

Risk groups:
- stratified based on
—> AJCC pTNM staging (stage 1-4) (prognostic + management significance)
—> AMES (age, metastasis, extent, size of tumour)
—> determines extent of surgery (TT), need for adjuvant therapy

Low risk:
- 85-90% of patients
- 2-5% mortality
- 10% recurrence

High risk:
- 10-15%
- 40-50% mortality
- 45% recurrence

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PTC Histological variants

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Relatively good prognosis
1. Papillary microcarcinoma
2. Encapsulated variant
3. Follicular variant
4. Tall cell / columnar variant

More aggressive, more likely to metastasise on presentation, treated as high risk tumour irrespective of size / stage
4. Diffuse sclerosing
5. Oxyphilic cell (Hurthle cell) type

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Low risk PTC

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Definition:
- Stage 1, 2 (<55 yo + without distant metastasis)
- <2 cm (T1) / 4 cm (T2)
- no invasion
- no LN metastasis
- majority as Papillary microcarcinoma (PTMC): <1 cm
- survival: ~100%

2 choices of management:
1. Total thyroidectomy
- commonly for multifocal + bilateral disease
- allow RAI ablation + Thyroglobulin monitoring to detect recurrence
- low morbidity rate by experienced surgeons

  1. Hemithyroidectomy
    - excellent survival + low recurrence
    - avoid T4 replacement (only 10-20% chance of hypothyroidism)
    - lower morbidity

—> Overtreatment vs Potential benefits
—> Patients’ vs Physicians’ preference

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PTC: Cervical LN management

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Management:
1. Central (level 6): same incision as thyroidectomy
- possibly prophylactic / routine —> can detect micrometastasis
- ↓ in disease recurrence / reoperations
- upstaging disease (if detect micrometastasis) + ↑ use of I131
- ↑ in morbidity: hypoparathyroidism

  1. Lateral (level 2-5): extend / separate incision
    - usually therapeutic, rarely prophylactic
    - for clinically involved nodes: USG +/- FNAC
    - excision (Berry-picking)
    - modified / functional / selective neck dissection (usually no need radical dissection, ∵ thyroid cancer slow growing)
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Adjuvant therapy for PTC: Post-op I131

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  • Preceded by Total / Near-total thyroidectomy
  • Thyroxine withdrawal (for 4 weeks beforehand) vs Thyrogen (Synthetic TSH 1-2 days beforehand)
    —> allow ↑ TSH production from pituitary
    —> ↑ Iodine uptake by residual thyroid tissue / tumour cells

Indication:
1. High risk (stage 3/4 disease)
- gross persistent / residual disease
- nodal / distant metastasis

  1. Low risk (selected stage 1, 2)
    - destroy occult microscopic foci
    - facilitate disease surveillance
    - 1.1 GBq (30mCi) vs 3.7 GBq (100mCi) (both as effective)
    - require individual patient preference
    - beware short + long-term adverse effects
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Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)

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Very common thyroid cancer

Definition:
WHO: <1cm + detected incidentally
AJCC pTNM staging: <1cm + detected incidentally + majority pT1a / stage 1 disease (can have exception e.g. metastasis)

Feature:
- Extremely low risk
- Excellent survival
- Less aggressive treatment (Hemithyroidectomy unless already LN / distant metastasis)
—> can even Observe only (very low risk of ↑ in size / nodal metastasis)

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WDTC: De-escalation of treatment / De-intensifying care

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Principle:
- Avoid overtreatment
- Treat patients appropriately

Evolving towards:
1. Active surveillance
2. Less than total thyroidectomy (∵ not much difference in cumulative death risk compared to hemithyroidectomy)
3. Avoid routine neck dissection —> avoid complications e.g. hypoparathyroidism
4. Less adjuvant I131 therapy (not all patients require esp. if only hemithyroidectomy)
5. Avoid screening + overdiagnosis (∵ very low mortality / clinically insignificant anyway) —> ↑ treatment (waste resource) —> thyroid USG not routinely recommended for healthy subjects

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Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)

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Neuroendocrine tumour
- Arise from Parafollicular C cells
- 25-50% familial

Marker:
- Calcitonin (basal / stimulated)

Management:
- Total thyroidectomy
- Central +/- Lateral neck dissection

Familial cases (1/3):
- MEN2A
- MEN2B
- Familial MTC

Diagnosis:
- Genetic analysis: RET proto-oncogene (~100% penetrance)
—> may perform Prophylactic thyroidectomy (at 5-10 yo) at stage of C cell hyperplasia before develop into clinically invasive cancer

Prognosis:
- Worse than WDTC

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Anaplastic carcinoma

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  • One of most aggressive cancer in human
  • Uncommon (possibly ∵ early treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer)
  • Elderly with poor co-morbid state
  • Aggressive + rapidly growing
  • Locally advanced disease at clinical presentation
  • Frequent distant metastasis
  • Lack of effective treatment: Chemoirradiation +/- Resection +/- Targeted therapy (palliative only)
  • Invariable palliative + fatal (4-6 months survival)
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Pre-op consideration

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Hyperthyroidism:
1. Anti-thyroid medications until Euthyroid
- avoid precipitation of thyroid storm during operation
2. β-blockers for 2 weeks
(3. Old practice: Lugol’s iodine 5 days before operation (may reduce blood loss during operation))

Myxoedema coma:
- Give IV Hydrocortisone with IV Thyroxine otherwise Cortisol metabolised by ↑ Thyroxine

Papillary Thyroid carcinoma:
1. Post-op I131
- Thyroxine withdrawal (for 4 weeks beforehand) vs Thyrogen (Synthetic TSH 1-2 days beforehand)
—> allow ↑ TSH production from pituitary
—> ↑ Iodine uptake by residual thyroid tissue / tumour cells
2. T4 suppressive therapy —> suppress TSH to ↓ tumour recurrence

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SpC Interactive tutorial: Management of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid gland: Surgical anatomy

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3 bony structures:
1. Hyoid bone
2. Thyroid cartilage
3. Cricoid cartilage
- complete ring
- mark upper limit of isthmus
- divide thyroid horizontally into upper 1/3 (i.e. upper pole) + lower 2/3 (i.e. middle + lower pole)

Thyroid gland:
1. Left / Right lobe (cover 2/3 of trachea)
2. Isthmus (cover 2nd + 3rd tracheal ring)
3. Pyramidal lobe

Recurrent laryngeal nerve:
- Run along tracheo-esophageal groove —> Readily infiltrated by tumour located at back of Thyroid lobe —> hoarseness
- Need to be identified during surgery

Central compartment:
- SC fat around thyroid
- Level 6 LN (pretracheal + paratracheal)

Lateral compartment:
- Level 2-5 LN

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Treatment for WDTC

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Surgery:
1. Primary tumour
- Hemi / Total Thyroidectomy
—> choice depends on Size + Tumour prognostic features
—> <4cm diameter + no poor prognostic features —> Hemithyroidectomy

(ATA guideline:
- >1cm, <4cm
AND
- without extrathyroid extension
AND
- without clinical evidence of LN metastasis
—> Bilateral (near-total / total) or Unilateral (hemi) are acceptable
—> Hemi: may be sufficient initial treatment for low risk papillary / follicular carcinoma
—> Total: enable RAI therapy / enhance follow-up based upon disease features / patient preference)

  1. Metastatic cervical LN
    - Central compartment neck dissection (often performed at time of surgery, for all patients regardless of whether there are enlarged central LN —> prophylactic)
    - Lateral compartment Functional neck dissection (level 2-5) (only done when proven disease in the compartment)
    - Lateral compartment Selective neck dissection (level 2-5) (only done when proven disease in the compartment)
    - Compartmental neck dissection
    - Excision of LN
    - “Prophylactic” neck dissection
    (Level 1 LN never involved)

Adjuvant therapy (required for Intermediate / High risk tumours):
1. Radioactive iodine
- 30-100mCi
- given 2 months after surgery
- given T4 withdrawal / recombinant TSH injection (from ERS15: ↑ Iodine uptake by residual thyroid tissue / tumour cells)
- dosage decreasing recently ∵ efficacy shown similar between low / high dose
- post-therapy scan 5-8 days after
- whole body scan 6-12 months after
- therapy to distant metastases: 100-200mCi

  1. T4 suppressive therapy
    - lower TSH level <0.03
  2. External beam RT
    - reserved for patients unable to undergo complete excision i.e. residual gross tumour tissue
  3. Chemotherapy (NOT given since most tumours are chemo-resistant)
    - doxorubicin as a radiation sensitiser
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Neck dissection (From HNNS37)

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Removal of lymphatics in the neck that harbours cancer metastasis

Radical neck dissection:
Removal of
- Level 1-5 LN (ipsilateral)
- SCM
- IJV
- CN11 (pass through lymphatic layer)
- Cervical plexus (pass through lymphatic layer) (functional deficit but acceptable)

Modified radical neck dissection:
Modification of radical neck dissection by preserving:
- SCM
- IJV
- CN11
—> Aim: improving functional outcome without jeopardising control of nodal disease

Selective neck dissection:
Removal of certain areas of LN that has highest chance of occult nodal metastasis
- Oral tongue cancer —> Supraomohyoid neck dissection (Level 1-3) for oral tongue cancer
- Tonsil cancer —> Level 2-4
- Thyroid cancer —> Central compartment dissection (bilateral level 6)
—> usually reserved for patients with no clinical evidence of nodal metastasis but cancer has high chance of occult nodal metastasis

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Risk stratification for WDTC

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2015 ATA risk stratification system:
- Low / Intermediate / High risk
- Predict likelihood of WDTC recurring after complete excision
- Number + Size of involved LN carry prognostic significance
- Genetic mutation e.g. BRAFV600E —> higher recurrence risk

AJCC TNM staging (8th edition):
- Age >=55 an important parameter

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Management of High risk WDTC patients

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High risk:
- Age >55
- Tumour size >2cm
- Extrathyroidal extension
- Incomplete resection of primary tumour (R2)
- Distant metastasis

Management:
1. Total / Near-total thyroidectomy
2. Central compartment neck dissection (+/- Compartmental neck dissection)
3. Radioactive iodine ablation
4. Thyroxine suppressive therapy (keep TSH <0.03)
5. External beam RT (for incomplete resection R2)

(Prognostic risk classification for WDTC: (from SpC Bedside)
AGES / AMES:
High risk:
- Age >40
- Male
- Grade / Metastasis: Poorly differentiated / Metastasis
- Extent: Capsular invasion, Extrathyroidal extension
- Size: >4cm)

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Monitoring of WDTC

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Life-long (Interval 3 months - 1 year)
1. Clinical examination (H+N region)
2. Thyroid function test
3. Thyroglobulin (from SpC Bedside: take Anti-Thyroglobulin Ab as well)
4. CXR
5. USG (+/- FNAC)
6. WBS (whole body scan)
7. PET (if WBS negative)

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Occult / Minimal PTC

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Occult:
- Clinical not obvious but discovered post-mortem by pathologist (very common: 1 in 5)

Minimal (Micro):
- <=1cm diameter

  • Associated with excellent prognosis
  • Not all occult carcinoma are microcarcinoma
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Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC)

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  • Behave very differently from PTC
  • Present with distant metastases via blood

Metastasis:
1. LN metastases 10-15%
2. Haematogenous spread
- Lungs
- Bone

If FNAC show follicular cytology —> can be adenoma / carcinoma

Treatment:
1. Hemithyroidectomy (∵ not possible to differentiate follicular adenoma vs carcinoma by FNAC alone)
—> Wait for Paraffin section (5-7 days later)
—> Widely-invasive / Angio-invasive FTC —> Completion total thyroidectomy
—> Minimally invasive (encapsulated) FTC —> Observation sufficient

  • Paraffin section (Frozen section not routinely performed)
    —> diagnostic information in 13%
    —> surgical procedure modified in 3.3%
    —> misguided intervention in 5%

Management of FTC with distant metastasis:
1. Histological confirmation of metastasis
2. +/- Detection of primary tumour
3. Total thyroidectomy
4. Adjuvant therapy
- Ablation
- Radioactive iodine
- Thyroxine suppression therapy

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Complications of Thyroid surgery (From JC038)

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  1. Vocal cord dysfunction (unilateral / bilateral)
    - RLN (Infraglottic) / External branch of Superior laryngeal nerve (Supraglottic: Cricothyroid)
    - transient / permanent
  2. Hypoparathyroidism (∵ injury / removal of parathyroid gland)
    - transient / permanent
  3. Bleeding
    - superficial / deep
  4. Tracheomalacia (cartilage in trachea collapses especially during increased airflow)
  5. Wound complications
    - Seroma
    - Hypertrophic scar
  6. Thyroid storm
  7. Others

Post-op Monitoring:
1. Voice
2. Ca level (6-12 hours after operation) (Hypoparathyroidism)
3. SOB, Compression sensation
4. HR, temperature (Thyroid storm)
5. Infection
6. Keloid scar

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MEN type 1 (SpC Revision)

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Autosomal dominant (AD)

Clinical features:
1. Primary hyperparathyroidism
- most common feature
- asymmetric multiglandular involvement
- current view: multiple adenomas rather than hyperplasia
2. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
- most are functional
—> Gastrinoma (50%)
—> Insulinoma (20%)
—> Glucagonoma (3%)
—> VIPoma (1%)
3. Pituitary adenomas
4. Others (Lipomas, Adrenal adenomas, Thymic carcinoids etc.)

  • 50% probability of death by 50 yo
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MEN type 2A

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  • 75% of MEN type 2
  • Caused by germline mutation of RET gene

Clinical features:
1. Medullary thyroid carcinoma (>90%)
- can be treated during pre-symptomatic stage due to early detection of germline RET gene mutation
2. Phaeochromocytoma (50%)
3. Hyperparathyroidism (20-30%)

Prognosis:
- Better than MEN1