Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study.

Background: Since its outbreak in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted resources from non-urgent and elective procedures, leading to diagnosis and treatment delays, with an increased number of neoplasms at advanced stages worldwide. The aims of this study were to quantify the reduction in surgical activity for indeterminate thyroid nodules during the COVID-19 pandemic; and to evaluate whether delays in surgery led to an increased occurrence of aggressive tumours.

Methods: In this retrospective, international, cross-sectional study, centres were invited to participate in June 22, 2022; each centre joining the study was asked to provide data from medical records on all surgical thyroidectomies consecutively performed from Jan 1, 2019, to Dec 31, 2021.

Lessons Learned from the Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) for the Treatment of Thyroid Carcinoma.

Background: Early detection of thyroid carcinoma has become commonplace. Consequently, the endoscopic approach has become a widely used method.

Objective: Our aim was to report our experience with the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA).

Maxillofacial Rehabilitation With Zygomatic Implants in an Oncologic Patient: A Case Report.

Tumor ablation results in significant sequelae in the appearance, function, and esthetics of a patient with cancer, especially resection for head and neck cancer. Reconstruction with local and microvascular flaps is a workable option; however, the esthetic results will occasionally be unfulfilling and inadequate for the rehabilitation of lost structures. Prosthetic rehabilitation with conventional and zygomatic implants can provide favorable and predictable long-term results.

Parapharyngeal Space Tumor: Submandibular Approach Without Mandibulotomy.

Introduction: Among all head and neck tumors, only 0.5% occur in the parapharyngeal space and 80% are benign tumors. Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment.

Parapharyngeal space lipomatosis with secondary dyspnea, disphagia and disphonia.

Introduction: Parapharyngeal space tumors are a small percentage of all head and neck neoplasms. Due to their anatomic location, they represent a therapeutic challenge. To our knowledge, 11 cases of parapharyngeal lipomatous tumors have been reported in the literature.

Anaplastic thyroid cancer: multimodal treatment results.

Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a rare and lethal disease. It accounts for 1-2% of thyroid malignancies, but specific mortality is higher than 90%. It is an aggressive locoregional disease with a high metastatic capacity.

Pancreatic hemolymphangioma.

Context: Hemolymphangioma of pancreas is a tumor has its origins on vascular and lymphatic vessels malformation. At this time, only eight cases have been reported (PubMed).

Case Report: A 52-year-old woman with history of abdominal pain and early satiety was admitted to our external consultation.

Use of glutaraldehyde-preserved bovine pericardium patch in vascular repair of portal vein in a patient with pancreatic cancer.

Advanced-stage gastrointestinal tumors are aggressive and frequently invade blood vessels. Advances in endovascular surgery can repair blood vessels that may be infiltrated by a tumor. Currently there are many materials to do this, as the use of prostheses or implants and patches.

Two cases of sternectomy for bone metastasis due to aggressive variants of thyroid papillary carcinoma.

Introduction: There are only few cases reported about the role of surgery in the presence of single or multiple bulky bone metastases. The literature about treatment for bulky sternal metastases is scarce.

Presentation Of Case: We present two patients treated surgically for metastatic thyroid lesions.

Soft palate preservation after tumor resection with transoral laser microsurgery.

Background: Management and preservation of the soft palate is dependent on clinical stage and tumor histology. However, available literature is scarce regarding the palate preservation with the use of laser CO₂.

Objectives: We report the results obtained after management with laser surgery and soft palate preservation in three patients with salivary gland neoplasms.