Elective hemithyroidectomy during total laryngectomy

Introduction: Routine hemithyroidectomy during total laryngectomy in the setting of advanced stage of laryngeal carcinoma without clear thyroid involvement remains a controversial issue. This study was conducted to assess the rate of thyroid gland involvement in the patients without obvious clinical...

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Main Authors: Soheyla Nikakhlagh, Nader Saki, Nastaran Ranjbari, Amir Fasihy, Pooya Nezami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=803&_ob=299e9dca27ae9bf1e37923670a7d2745&fileName=full_text.pdf