Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy – a salvage procedure for tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy for medullary thyroid cancer: a case-report

Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy – a salvage procedure for tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy for medullary thyroid cancer: a case-report

Abstract A 34-year-old male patient with recently diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma underwent total thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection, requiring sharp dissection to separate the tumour from the trachea. He required post operative intubation due to bilateral vocal cord paralysis. He...

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Main Authors: Hanan Hemead, Akshay J. Patel, Hannah Jesani, Sajith Kumar, Irfan Ahmed, Sat Parmar, Robert Warner, Neil Sharma, Maninder S. Kalkat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC)
Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy (AMT)
Tracheal Necrosis
Pharyngolaryngectomy
Neo-cervical Oesophagus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03653-0
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