[Postoperative recurrence of a nodular goiter].
Long-term results were followed up from 3 to 15 years in 649 patients with different morphological forms of the nodular goiter. Postoperative recurrent nodular goiter was diagnosed in 26.8% of the patients. The greater part of recurrences (87.4%) was nodular colloid goiter that was shown morphologically. Main part of the recurrences (69.1%) appeared after operations if the greater part of the thyroid gland was left--resection of a lobe and enucleation of the nodes. No recurrences were registered after thyroidectomy. The results of the investigation suggest that such operations as enucleation of a node and resection of a lobe with a node are thought to be inadequate.
Petrov
V G
VG
Nelaeva
A A
AA
Malinin
D I
DI
Aleksandrova
E A
EA
Mel'nik
O A
OA
D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012008:Recurrence; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*