Improvements in Thyroid Tumor Surgery and the Prognosis, Diagnosis, Recurrence and Metastasis of Patients

Launched by SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY · Jun 20, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at new ways to perform surgery for thyroid tumors, specifically focusing on a technique that avoids certain stitches to see if it improves patient outcomes. The study aims to gather information about thyroid tissues and lymph nodes to better understand how thyroid cancer starts, grows, and spreads. Researchers hope that this information will help improve diagnosis and treatment options for patients with conditions like papillary thyroid cancer and lymph node metastasis.

To participate in this trial, you should be between 18 and 75 years old and scheduled for a specific type of thyroid surgery called transthoracic endoscopic thyroidectomy, which is done through the breast. You will need to have a confirmed diagnosis of either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) thyroid tumors, and imaging tests should show that the cancer hasn’t spread outside the thyroid or to distant parts of the body. If you join the study, you can expect to undergo the modified surgery and contribute to important research that may help improve future treatments for thyroid cancer.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Perform transthoracic endoscopic thyroidectomy via breast approach;
• • 2. Postoperative pathology confirms benign or malignant thyroid tumors;
• • 3. Preoperative thyroid ultrasound or cervical CT suggests no extrathyroidal invasion or distant metastasis of the tumor;
• • 4. No contraindications for general anesthesia;
• • 5. Patients with cosmetic requirements.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Underwent transthoracic endoscopic thyroidectomy;
• • 2. Postoperative pathology confirmed as benign or malignant thyroid tumors;
• • 3. Preoperative thyroid ultrasound or neck CT suggested no extraglandular invasion or distant metastasis of the tumor;
• • 4. No contraindications to general anesthesia;
• • 5. Patients with cosmetic demands.