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Objectives
Despite intact recurrent laryngeal nerves, patient‐reported voice and swallowing changes are common after thyroidectomy. The association between patient age or frailty status and these changes is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of age and frailty on the incidence of voice and swallowing alterations after thyroidectomy.
Methods
We performed an institutional review...
Background
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options beyond surgical resection. The characteristics of actual long‐term survivors following surgical resection for ACC have not been previously reported.
Method
Patients who underwent resection for ACC at one of 13 academic institutions participating in the US Adrenocortical Carcinoma Group...
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid cancer, accounting for greater than 80% of cases. Surgical resection, with or without postoperative radioiodine therapy, remains the standard of care for patients with PTC, and the prognosis is generally excellent with appropriate treatment. Despite this, significant numbers of patients will not respond to maximal surgical and medical...
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