The Morbidity of Reoperative Surgery for Recurrent Benign Nodular Goitre: Impact of Previous Unilateral Thyroid Lobectomy versus Subtotal Thyroidectomy.

Background. Subtotal thyroidectomy (STT) was previously considered the gold standard in the surgical management of multinodular goitre despite its propensity for recurrence. Our aim was to assess whether prior STT or unilateral lobectomy was associated with increased reoperative morbidity.

Minimally invasive follicular thyroid cancer (MIFTC)--a consensus report of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES).

Background: This paper aims to review controversies in the management of minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma (MIFTC) and to reach an evidence-based consensus.

Method: MEDLINE search of the literature was conducted using keywords related to MIFTC. The search term was identified in the title, abstract, or medical subject heading.

Malignant pheochromocytoma: new malignancy criteria.

Purpose: The pathological diagnosis of malignancy in pheochromocytomas remains a controversial issue. According to the WHO, malignancy is defined in the presence of metastasis. Multiparameter scoring systems such as PASS (Pheochromocytoma of Adrenal gland Scaled Score) have been used but remain controversial.