Serum thyroglobulin improves the sensitivity of the McGill Thyroid Nodule Score for well-differentiated thyroid cancer.

Background: The McGill Thyroid Nodule Score (MTNS) is a scoring system devised to help physicians to assess the preoperative risk that a thyroid nodule is malignant. It uses 22 different known risk factors for thyroid cancer (radiation exposure, microcalcifications on ultrasound, positive HBME-1 stain on biopsy, etc.) and attributes a percentage risk that the nodule is malignant.

Treatment of bilateral choanal atresia in the premature infant.

An innovative technique for choanal atresia repair was used for a unique case of bilateral choanal atresia in a 28-week premature newborn. Endoscopic transnasal KTP laser was employed as an alternative to standard instrumentation to reach the very small atretic plate of a premature nose, providing good visualization of the operative field, thereby avoiding damage to the adjacent structures. The successful repair allowed for early extubation and avoidance of a tracheotomy.