Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node

A 46-year-old female presented with a 4-month history of 5–30 mm subcutaneous nodules in the right supraclavicular, axillary, and pectoral areas (Fig. 1). She had undergone a lobo-isthmectomy for a 20 mm right follicular adenoma performed 8 years earlier by robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS...

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Main Authors: Rémy Louvel, Nathalie Badois, Jerzy Klijanienko, Ségolène Hescot, Caroline Hoffmann
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Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2023-01-01
Series:European Thyroid Journal
Online Access:https://etj.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/etj/11/6/ETJ-22-0115.xml
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author Rémy Louvel
Nathalie Badois
Jerzy Klijanienko
Ségolène Hescot
Caroline Hoffmann
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description A 46-year-old female presented with a 4-month history of 5–30 mm subcutaneous nodules in the right supraclavicular, axillary, and pectoral areas (Fig. 1). She had undergone a lobo-isthmectomy for a 20 mm right follicular adenoma performed 8 years earlier by robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS). Benign colloid and thyroid cells were found in two successive fine needle aspirations. The CT scan revealed an ill-defined infiltrative lesion in the right central compartment with muscle and internal jugular vein invasion demonstrating a locally aggressive behavior. We suspected that malignant thyroid cells were seeding the tract of the transaxillary approach.
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spelling doaj.art-90a48f30067b47d0b63240c82efc05c82023-01-13T12:50:02ZengBioscientificaEuropean Thyroid Journal2235-08022023-01-0111612https://doi.org/10.1530/ETJ-22-0115Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign nodeRémy Louvel0Nathalie Badois1Jerzy Klijanienko2Ségolène Hescot3Caroline Hoffmann4Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, FranceHead and Neck Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, FrancePathology Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, FranceMedical Oncology Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, FranceHead and Neck Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, FranceA 46-year-old female presented with a 4-month history of 5–30 mm subcutaneous nodules in the right supraclavicular, axillary, and pectoral areas (Fig. 1). She had undergone a lobo-isthmectomy for a 20 mm right follicular adenoma performed 8 years earlier by robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS). Benign colloid and thyroid cells were found in two successive fine needle aspirations. The CT scan revealed an ill-defined infiltrative lesion in the right central compartment with muscle and internal jugular vein invasion demonstrating a locally aggressive behavior. We suspected that malignant thyroid cells were seeding the tract of the transaxillary approach.https://etj.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/etj/11/6/ETJ-22-0115.xml
spellingShingle Rémy Louvel
Nathalie Badois
Jerzy Klijanienko
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Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
European Thyroid Journal
title Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
title_full Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
title_fullStr Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
title_full_unstemmed Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
title_short Thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for a benign node
title_sort thyroid cells seeding along the transaxillary approach after robot assisted transaxillary surgery rats for a benign node
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