Oxyphil tumors of the thyroid: follow-up of 42 surgical cases

Histopathologic and clinical follow-up data on 42 patients observed 2-20 years after operations for oxyphil neoplasms of the thyroid are presented. In eight patients histologic signs of malignancy were found but only two patients showed a clinically malignant course with development of distant metas...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inAnnals of surgery Vol. 194; no. 6; pp. 677 - 680
Main Authors Bondeson, L, Bondeson, A G, Ljungberg, O, Tibblin, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1981
Subjects
Adenoma - surgery
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prognosis
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Histopathologic and clinical follow-up data on 42 patients observed 2-20 years after operations for oxyphil neoplasms of the thyroid are presented. In eight patients histologic signs of malignancy were found but only two patients showed a clinically malignant course with development of distant metastases. The results do not indicate that oxyphil thyroid neoplasms are especially prone to assume a malignant course with the mode of treatment applied. Our policy is to remove any differentiated epithelial thyroid neoplasm with at least lobectomy. Total thyroidectomy is reserved for cases with capsular penetration, blood vessel invasion and/or metastases.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0003-4932
1528-1140
DOI:10.1097/00000658-198112000-00002