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Pharyngeal pouches

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1st and 2nd

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Superior thyroid artery

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1st branch of external carotid artery; gives off superior laryngeal artery

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Inferior thyroid artery

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off thyrocervical trunk off subclavian; supplies sup & inf parathyroids; RLN usually adjacent to inferior thyroid a

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Superior & middle thyroid veins

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drain into internal jugular vein

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Inferior thyroid vein

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drains into innominate & brachiocephalic veins

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve

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motor to all of larynx except cricothyroid muscle; run in tracheoesophageal groove

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Left RLN

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loops around aorta

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Right RLN

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loops around right subclavian or innominate artery

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RLN injury

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hoarseness; b/l injury can obstruct airway

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Superior laryngeal nerve

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motor to cricothyroid muscle; runs lateral to thyroid lobes

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Superior laryngeal nerve injury

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loss of projection and easy voice fatigability (opera singers)

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Tubercles of Zuckerkandl

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most lateral, posterior extension of thyroid tissue rotate medially to find RLNs; this portion is left behind with subtotal thyroidectomy because of proximity to RLNs

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Ligament of Berry

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posterior medial suspensory ligament; primary point of fixation of thyroid to surrounding structures; close to RLNs

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Thyrotropin-releasing factor

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released from hypothalamus; acts on anterior pituitary gland & causes release of TSH; release is controlled by T3 and T4 through negative feedback loop

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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release from anterior pituitary gland; acts on thyroid to release T3 and T4 through mechanism that involves increase cAMP; release is controlled by T3 and T4 through negative feedback loop; most sensitive indicator of gland function

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Thyroglobulin

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stores T3 and T4 in colloid

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Plasma T4:T3 ratio

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15:1; T3 more active form (tyrosine + iodine); most T3 produced in periphery by T4 to T3 conversion by peroxidases (link or separate tyrosine & iodine)

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Thyroid-binding globulin

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thyroid hormone transport; T3 & T4 also bind albumin

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Parafollicular C cells

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produce calcitonin (inhibit calcium absorption by osteoclasts; decrease peripheral serum Ca levels)

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Thyroxine treatment

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TSH levels should fall to 50%; osteoporosis long term side effect

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Thyroid storm

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tachy, fever, numbness, v/d, hight output cardiac failure (MCC of death); most common after surgery in pt with undx Graves’ disease

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Thyroid storm tx

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B-blockers, PTU, Lugol’s solution, cooling blankets, O2, glucose, fluid

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Wolff-Chaikoff Effect

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very effective for pts in thyroid storm; give high doses of iodine (Lugol’s solution, KI) which inhibits TSH action on thyroid & inhibits organic coupling of iodide; results in less T3 & T4 release

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Asymptomatic Thyroid Nodule

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85% are benign; F>M

1st thyroid function tests: if elevated give thyroxine; nodule should regress in 6 months; if not elevated FNA

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FNA thyroid nodule
determinant in 75-90% follicular cells: total or lobectomy (5-10% malignancy) thyroid ca: total or lobectomy cyst fluid: drain; if recurs then surgery colloid tissue: likely goiter; low chance of malignancy (
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Radionuclide study
hot nodule: thyroxine for 6 months, if size does not decrease then surgery cold nodule: total or lobectomy (more likely malignant than hot)
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Goiter
any abnormal enlargement; most common cause is iodine deficiency; tx with iodine replacement
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Nontoxic colloid goiter
diffuse enlargement w/o evidence of functional abnormality; tx: try to suppress with thyroxine; Iodine-131 (may be ineffective); subtotal thyroidectomy or lobectomy if medical tx fails
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Substernal goiter
usually secondary → vessels originate from superior and inferior thyroid arteries primary → rare; vessels originate from innominate artery; tx: try to suppress with thyroxine; Iodine-131 (may be ineffective); subtotal thyroidectomy or lobectomy if medical tx fails
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Mediastinal thyroid tissue
most likely from acquired disease with inferior extensions of normally placed gland
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Lingual thyroid
thyroid tissue that persists in area of foramen cecum at base of tongue Sxs: dysphagia, dyspnea, dysphonia 2% malignancy risk Tx: thyroxine suppression; abolish with Iodine-131 or resection if it is enlarged or suggestive of cancer, or if it does not shrink after medical tx
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Thyroglossal duct cyst
classically moves upward with swallowing susceptible to infection & may be premalignant tx: resection; need to take midportion or all of hyoid bone along with thyroglossal duct cyst (Sistrunk procedure)
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Graves' disease
MCC of hyperthyroidism (80%); caused by IgG antibodies to TSH receptor; decrease TSH, increase T3 & T4; tx with thioamides (70% recurrence), RAI (10% recurrence), subtotal thyroide (10% recurrence) or total thyroid with thyroxine replacement if medical tx fails
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Graves' disease and surgery
medical therapy usually manages hyperthyroidism; unusual have to operate on these patients unless in setting of suspicious nodule Pre op prep → PTU or methimazole until euthyroid, β-blocker 1 week before surgery, Lugol’s solution for 10-15 days to decrease friability & vascularity (start only after euthyroid)
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Indications for surgery in Graves' disease
noncompliant pt, recurrence after medical therapy, children, pregnant women not controlled with medical therapy, or concomitant suspicious thyroid nodule
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Toxic Multinodular Goiter
MCC of thyroid enlargement; women; age > 50, normal thyroid fx tests; cardiac symptoms, weight loss, insomnia, airway compromise; symptoms can be precipitated by contrast dyes; caused by hyperplasia 2/2 chronic low-grade TSH stimulation Tx: RAI & thioamides; subtotal thyroidectomy if medical tx ineffective; unusual have to operate on these pts unless in setting of suspicious nodule
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Hashimoto’s disease
MCC of hypothyroidism in adults; enlarged gland, painless, chronic thyroiditis; women; hx of childhood xRT; can cause thyrotoxicosis in acute early stage; caused by both humeral & cell-mediated autoimmune disease (microsomal & thyroglobulin antibodies); goiter 2/2 lack of organification of trapped iodide inside gland; path shows a lymphocytic infiltrate; Tx: thyroxine 1st line; partial thyroidectomy if continues to grow despite thyroxine, if nodules appear or compression symptoms occur; frequently no surgery is necessary for Hashimoto’s disease
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Bacterial Thyroiditis
usually 2/2 contiguous spread; normal thyroid function tests, fever, dysphagia, tenderness; upper respiratory tract infection (URI) symptoms most common precursor (staph/strep); Tx: antibiotics; may need lobectomy to r/o cancer in pts with unilateral swelling & tenderness; may need total thyroidectomy for persistent inflammation
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De Quervain’s Thyroiditis
can be associated with hyperthyroidism initially; viral URI, tender thyroid, sore throat, mass, weakness, fatigue; more common in women; elevated ESR; Tx: steroids & ASA; may need lobectomy to r/o cancer in pts with unilateral swelling & tenderness; may need total thyroidectomy for persistent inflammation
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Riedel’s Fibrous Struma (rare)
woody, fibrous component that can involve adjacent strap muscles & carotid sheath; can resemble thyroid CA or lymphoma (need biopsy); disease frequently results in hypothyroidism & compression symptoms; associated with sclerosing cholangitis, fibrotic diseases, methysergide treatment, and retroperitoneal fibrosis; Tx: steroids & thyroxine; may need isthmectomy or tracheostomy; if resection needed, watch for RLNs
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Follicular adenomas
colloid, embryonal, fetal; no increase in cancer risk; still need lobectomy to prove its adenoma
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma
most common (80-90%) thyroid ca; least aggressive, slow growing, has best prognosis; young adults, women, children; childhood XRT; lung mets most common; Path psammoma bodies (calcium) & orphan annie nuclei; lymphatic spread 1st but is not prognostic
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Papillary thyroid ca TX
minimal / incidental ( 1cm; clinically + cervical nodes → need ipsilateral MRND; extrathyroidal tissue involvement → need ipsilateral MRND; metastatic disease, residual local disease, + lymph nodes, or capsular invasion → RAI 6 weeks post op; XRT only for unresectable disease not responsive to RAI
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Enlarged lateral neck LN that shows normal thyroid tissue
papillary thyroid CA with lymphatic spread; tx with total thyroid & MRND
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Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
hematogenous spread → bone most common; 50% have metastatic disease at time of presentation; more aggressive than papillary; older adults 50-60s, women; FNA shows just follicular cells → 10% chance of malignancy; need thyroidectomy
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Follicular Thyroid Ca TX
lobectomy → if pathology shows adenoma or follicular cell hyperplasia, nothing else needed; if follicular CA → total thyroidectomy for lesion > 1cm or extrathyroidal disease; clinically positive cervical nodes → need ipsilateral MRND; extrathyroidal tissue involvement → need ipsilateral MRND; pts with lesion > 1cm or extrathyroidal disease or capsular invasion → RAI 6 weeks post op; if microinvasive (
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
can be assoc with MEN IIa or IIb (RET protooncogene); usually 1st manifestation of MEN IIa and IIb → screen for hyperparathyroidism & pheochromocytoma; tumor arises from parafollicular C cells (which secrete calcitonin); C-cell hyperplasia considered premalignant; Pathology → shows amyloid deposition; Gastrin can be used to test for medullary thyroid CA → causes increase in calcitonin; elevated calcitonin can cause flushing and diarrhea; most have involved nodes at time of dx; early mets → lung, liver, bone
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma TX
total thyroidectomy with central neck node dissection; MRND if pt has clinically + nodes (b/l MRND if both lobes have tumor) or if extrathyroidal disease present; prophylactic thyroidectomy in MEN IIa or IIb patients before 5 yo; liver & bone mets prevent attempt at cure; XRT may be useful for unresectable local & distant metastatic disease; may be useful to monitor calcitonin levels for disease recurrence; more aggressive than follicular & papillary CA; 50% 5 year survival rate; prognosis based on presence of regional & distant mets
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Hurthle cell carcinoma
most are benign (adenoma); presents in older pts; early nodal spread if malignant; mets go to bone and lung; Tx: total thyroidectomy; MRND for clinically + nodes
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Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
elderly patients with long-standing goiters; most aggressive thyroid ca; rapidly lethal (0% 5 year survival rate); usually beyond surgical management by dx; Tx: total thyroidectomy for compressive symptoms or give palliative chemo or XRT

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