title: Transoral Surgical Approach for Retropharyngeal Node Involvement in I-131-Negative 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Positive Recurrent Thyroid Cancer.
abstract: Transoral pharyngotomy is a viable minimally invasive approach for resection of metastatic thyroid cancer in retropharyngeal lymph nodes in highly select patients. A few authors have already reported on its safe application with excellent outcomes. We herein describe a case where the technique is assisted with the Omniguide CO(2) laser system to safely access and remove a metastatic node in the retropharyngeal space of a 24 year-old Caucasian woman. Furthermore, her disease was I-131-negative and positron emission tomography-positive, demonstrating the technique is still feasible in this dedifferentiated cancer state.
authors.affiliation: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California.
authors.forename: Quang D
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: Benjamin I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Ellie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maghami