Utility of Cytopathology in Complimenting Surgical Medical Mission Trips

Other than collection of required surgical supplies, a critical part of the trip is recruiting appropriate medical personnel to facilitate the surgical procedures, which generally consist of surgery, anesthesia, and nursing staff. Whereas most of the thyroid lesions were benign, all of the patients...

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Published inThe American surgeon Vol. 84; no. 11; pp. 480 - 482
Main Authors Banach, Bridget S., Netterville, James L., Mueller, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2018
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Anesthesia
Benign
Cytopathology
Head and neck
Lesions
Lymphatic system
Medical personnel
Nursing
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Salivary gland
Salivary glands
Squamous cell carcinoma
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical equipment
Teams
Thyroid
Thyroid gland
Illinois
Tennessee
Africa
Dominican Republic
Chicago Illinois
Kenya
Nashville Tennessee
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Summary:Other than collection of required surgical supplies, a critical part of the trip is recruiting appropriate medical personnel to facilitate the surgical procedures, which generally consist of surgery, anesthesia, and nursing staff. Whereas most of the thyroid lesions were benign, all of the patients presenting with laryngeal or oral lesions (n = 7) had malignant squamous cell carcinomas. Inclusion of FNA during a head and neck surgical mission trip to Kenya revealed that the most common complaints were enlarged thyroid and salivary glands, with most thyroid lesions being benign versus nearly ½ salivary gland lesions being malignant.
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ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481808401115