title: Is a thyroid follicular neoplasm a good indication for endoscopic surgery?
abstract: Endoscopic thyroidectomy is a safe and feasible alternative as compared with conventional open thyroidectomy in patients with a small thyroid cancer or a benign thyroid tumor. However, despite the many advantages of endoscopic surgery, it can result in unexpected complications. Recently, the authors experienced a case of follicular thyroid cancer recurrence that developed around the operative bed and along the port insertion site after endoscopic thyroidectomy for a large follicular neoplasm. The authors suggest that a smaller follicular neoplasm is a good indication for endoscopic thyroidectomy, but that a large follicular neoplasm should not be viewed as indicators for endoscopic surgery, because of the possibility of malignancy and rupture during manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sungkyankwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Mo
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Se Kyung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wan Wook
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Hyuck
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung-Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Jeong Eon
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Lyun
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Seok-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Jung-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jee Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*