Treatment of patients with carcinoma of the thyroid invading the airway.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if complete resection (vs incomplete resection) improved survival of patients with thyroid carcinoma invading the airway.


METHODS
Retrospective, nonrandomized end point study.


METHODS
Tertiary care referral centers.


METHODS
All patients who had invasion of the airway by thyroid carcinoma and underwent some type of surgical resection.


METHODS
Surgical resection.


METHODS
Survival.


RESULTS
Complete resection showed significantly better survival than incomplete resection (P = .0136).


CONCLUSIONS
Complete resection of thyroid carcinoma invading the airway offers improved survival compared with incomplete resection.
Friedman
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Department of Otolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Ill.
Danielzadeh
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Caldarelli
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D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018265:Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome