title: Tumour reduction with a Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator® in the palliative care of anaplastic thyroid cancer.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman developed a fungating locally invasive anaplastic thyroid cancer with distant metastases, and was treated with aggressive tumour reduction, using a Cavitron® Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator. This mode of treatment, applied for the first time in this context, proved to be effective, safe and improved her quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.|Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: J H R
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.|Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghoor