Thyroid Flashcards
1
Q
Skinner
Thyroid Carcinoma
VetSurg 2021
A
Metastatic to lymph nodes 45%
2
Q
Scharf
Outcomes of functional Thyroid Tumors in dogs
JSAP 2020
A
MST 35.1 m 1-year 83% 3-year 49% ~w/ Sx 72.6 m ~w/o Sx 15.7 m
64% developed hypothyroidism
Metastasis 3%
3
Q
Reagan
Unilateral thyroidectomy in dogs
JAVMA 2019
A
MST 911 days
Complications 20%
~Hemorrhage 8% (blood transfusion 3%)
~Aspiration pneumonia 3%
~Periop mortality 2%
Survival to discharge 98%
4
Q
Lorange
Vessel-sealing device for thyroidectomy
JAVMA 2019
A
Sx time
28 min vs. 41 min
5
Q
Cells of the Parathyroid gland
A
Parafollicular cells (C-cells) -produce Calcitonin
