RFA for Thyroid Nodules and Cancer:: Transformative Therapy With Abuse Risks. Endocrine Practice 28( 2022) 233-234. Haymart MR et at Dr.Guttler’s comments. 1. RFA can and will change how we care for patients with nodules and cancer in the...
More infoHumane treatment during the diagnosis and treatment for nodules and cancer is your right. Many physicians are only interested in outcomes and do not treat the whole patient. They make it possible for you to have heightened stress, anxiety, fear...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments: There is the need for physicians to plan how to address their patients about thyroid nodules and cancer to lessen stress and emotional damage. All physicians taking care of thyroid patients with the prospect of...
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1. Thyroid nodule: how is it diagnosed? The presence of goiter and thyroid nodules does not give rise to specific symptoms, unless the size is such that it causes compression of the trachea or oesophagus, leading to swallowing or breathing...
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Dr.Guttler’s Comments: The answer is yes in selected cases. The Kaplan–Meier curves of follow-up in both groups. 1.In conclusion, this study of carefully selected PTMC, RFA did not have inferior oncologic outcomes after 5 years of follow-up...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments:The recurrent nerve on the right is posterior to the right lobe and the LRN is in the danger triangle.FIG. 1. Expected course of the right and left RLNs relative to the in situ thyroid gland. The left RLN passes deep...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Skin metastatic disease is rare in papillary thyroid cancer. She had only thyroidectomy only 30 years ago. 2. This report of a single case with review of the previous reported cases. 3.The patient had symptoms of...
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Benign Ectopic Thyroid BET in the Lateral (Level II) Neck Compartment Dr.Guttler’s Comments: Image of a Cutting Needle biopsy of the wall of a cystic nodule as seen here could have proved it was benign normal thyroid tissue...
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Baek JH et al Leading expert in RFA use for thyroid nodules and cancer has an accepted publication in Ultrasonography I have seen the article and here are my thoughts Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Thyroid cancers usually have good prognosis. 2...
More info 1. Thyroid Nodules: Pure cyst or > 50 fluid use ethanol ablation PEI. Solid mixed cyst >50% use Radiofrequency ablation RFA. 2. Solid Thyroid Nodules: Toxic or Autonomous Functioning Nodule with Low TSH and High T4: Treat with RFA instead...
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Dr.Guttler’s Comments: 1. A neck mass in an adult is not usually mumps, but a 22 year old student with a mumps outbreak at her school was not wrong to think she had mumps. 2. She had a thyroid nodule that was proven to be thyroid cancer. 3...
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DR. Guttler’s Comments: Dan was a corporate type in addition to being a great physician. He was my guiding light who helped push for change in how we treat thyroid nodules and cancer.He even promoted my plan to get endocrinologists to the...
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