Limitations of preoperative cytology for medullary thyroid cancer: Proposal for improved preoperative diagnosis for optimal initial medullary thyroid carcinoma specific surgery.

Alan D WorkmanSelen SoyluDipti KamaniAnahita NourmahnadNatalia KyriazidisRyan SaadeYin RenLori WirthWilliam C FaquinAyşe M OnenerkYuri E NikiforovZaid Al-QurayshiEmad KandilRichard T KloosLeslie EldeiryCarrie LubitzNikolaos StathatosGregory W Randolph

Published in: Head & neck (2020)

In a tertiary-care setting, one-third of subjects had an FNA interpretation that did not suggest the possibility of MTC. The limitations of preoperative diagnosis are especially problematic for MTC as they can cause delayed or incomplete treatment. Additional testing is proposed to improve preoperative diagnosis and surgical care of MTC patients.

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patients undergoing
tertiary care
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
peritoneal dialysis
coronary artery bypass
high grade
acute coronary syndrome
patient reported outcomes
health insurance