Quality of life in dysphagia and anxiety and depression symptoms pre and post-thyroidectomy.

Purpose: To correlate the dysphagia quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression before and after thyroidectomy.

Methods: Observational, longitudinal, prospective, and experimental study. Twenty patients participated, with a mean age of 54 years, prevalence of females (n=17; 85%) and partial thyroidectomy (n=14; 70%).

Voice-related quality of life and emotional symptoms before and after thyroidectomy.

Purpose: To correlate voice-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression symptoms pre- and post-thyroidectomy.

Methods: Observational, longitudinal, prospective, and quantitative study. Twenty patients participated in the study, with a mean age of 54 years, who underwent thyroidectomy, laryngeal visual examination, and the Voice-Related Quality of Life and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaires at different times: preoperative, 1 week and 3 months post-thyroidectomy, with a higher prevalence of females (85%; n=17) and partial thyroidectomy (70%; n=14).

Well-differentiated tireoid carcinoma: epidemiological profile, surgical results and oncological response.

Objective: to know the epidemiological profile of patients undergoing surgery for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma at the Cassiano Antônio Moraes University Hospital of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, as well as the oncological results and the main postoperative complications.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective study of patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) operated from January 2008 to December 2015.

Results: During the study period, 95 of the 353 patients undergoing surgical treatment of the thyroid gland had WDTC.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: three case reports.

Context: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) manifests in most cases as unilateral cervical lymphadenomegaly, with or without accompanying fever. The disease mainly affects young women and has a self-limited course. It is more common in oriental countries, with few reports of its occurrence in Brazil.