Prediction of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Invasion in Thyroid Cancer by Ultrasound

Assessing recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion is crucial for the accurate staging of thyroid cancer. This, in turn, determines the extent of surgery or whether active surveillance is appropriate. Ultrasonography is useful in diagnosing extrathyroidal extension to adjacent structures. However, preoper...

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Published inJournal of surgical ultrasound (Online) pp. 18 - 24
Main Authors Jung Jin Hyang, Kim Eunji, Kang Byung Ju
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한외과초음파학회 01.05.2024
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일반외과학
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ISSN2288-9140
2671-7883
DOI10.46268/jsu.2024.11.1.18

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Summary:Assessing recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion is crucial for the accurate staging of thyroid cancer. This, in turn, determines the extent of surgery or whether active surveillance is appropriate. Ultrasonography is useful in diagnosing extrathyroidal extension to adjacent structures. However, preoperative ultrasound cannot definitely exclude recurrent laryngeal nerve invasion or identify the entire course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to the thyroid gland. Therefore, it is important to understand the ultrasound features that are most likely to be associated with the gross involvement of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:2288-9140
2671-7883
DOI:10.46268/jsu.2024.11.1.18