Patient Reaction to the diagnosis of possible or definite thyroid cancer. Thyroid 31(4)2021 S.Pitt et al DR.Guttler’s comments: 85 patients interviewed before thyroid surgery. Many had 1 cm nodules. Initial shock anxiety, fear, and strong...
More infoCase Finding Screening of First Degree Relatives of Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. THYROID Published Online: 19 Mar 2021 https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2020.0213 Familial Risk of Hashimoto’s ThyroiditisAmong First-Degree Relatives: A...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Comments; Overview of DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and MALT Lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma ). All other types are rare in the thyroid. Lymphoma Prevalence DLBCL, > 50% MALT (10–23%) Clinical...
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Thyroid No Surgery: Rare Thyroid Lymphoma Presents with Enlarging Goiter After Years of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis CHT Dr.Guttler’s comments: In 46 years of my thyroidology practice I have diagnosed only a few thyroid lymphomas in my...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Comments 1. This article explains the need for standby ice cold 5% dextrose during RFA treatments for thyroid nodules and cancer. 2. Aborting the treatment at the first sign of voice change and injection of dextrose can...
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More Evidence For the Use of Thyroid thermal ablation for Micro-papillary Thyroid Cancer: It can replace surgery or active surveillance in selected patients. Ultrasound Image of a patient’s micro-papillary cancer before RFA ablation...
More infoActive surveillance AS of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: 2100/4200 patients opted for surgery in this study! How many would opt out of surgery and switch to radiofrequency ablation if it was offered as a third alernative to AS?...
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Thyroid Micro-Papillary Cancer: There is a Third Option to Surgery or Observation and Ultrasounds AS. RFA Dr.Guttler’s comments, Patients start AS and drop out to have surgery, fail to return for ultrasounds in 25% of the cases started on...
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Interventional Thyroidologist: They are the ones to find a way to prevent unnecessary surgery for thyroid and neck cysts and solid toxic nodules and cancer lymph nodes with ethanol ablation PEI. Treat benign thyroid nodules with either ethanol if...
More infoDr.Guttler’s comments: This is a good letter on the basis of the study comparing PLA to RFA in the hands of several experts doing both procedures. Contact me at 310-393-8860 or thyroid.manager@thyroid.com. Dr.G. Percutaneous ablation holds...
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Thyroid.Com and Thyroid Blog: The Major Influencers of Public Opinion on Minimally Invasive Procedures To Treat Thyroid Nodules and Cancer. 1. A search for expert interventional endocrinologist my website came in 3 and 5 on the first search...
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2021: Thermal Ablation A New Addition For Treating Micro-Papillary Without Surgery or Active Surveillance. Featured image is of a micropapillary cancer on the wall of a larger cyst. DR.Guttler’s Comments on this study: T1bN0M0 stage is...
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