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 Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 18 - 24
Main Authors Jung, Jin Hyang, Kim, Eunji, Kang, Byung Ju
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Korean Surgical Ultrasound Society 31.05.2024
Subjects
neoplasm invasion
recurrent laryngeal nerve
ultrasonography
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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.
ISSN:2288-9140
2671-7883
DOI:10.46268/jsu.2024.11.1.18