ENT/Ophtha Flashcards
What is the most common complication of thyroidectomy?
Wound hematoma
What is the procedure for thyroglossal duct cyst?
Sistrunk procedure
What structures are preserved in modified radical neck dissection?
SIS (SCM, internal jugular vein, spinal accessory nerve)
What is the most common malignant tumor of the parotid gland?
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
What is the most common malignant tumor of the minor salivary glands?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Which tumor is restricted to the parotid gland?
Whartin’s tumor (Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum)
What is the most common etiologic agent of otitis externa?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is the most common primary tumor of the middle ear?
Glomus jugulare/glomus tympanicum
What is the most common lymphatic malformation in children?
Cystic hygroma
Where is the most common location of cystic hygroma?
Floor of the oropharynx)
The most posterior and lateral extent of the thyroid gland is called?
Tubercle of Zuckerkandl
The most preferred surgical treatment for Grave’s disease?
Hartley-Dunhill procedure
Total lobectomy on one side + subtotal lobectomy on the other side
A “hardy woody” thyroid gland is characteristic of?
Riedel’s thyroiditis
Diagnosis: open thyroid biopsy
How to diagnose Riedel’s thryoiditis?
Open thyroid biopsy
How is Riedel’s thyroiditis managed?
Isthmusectomy only
