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Arterial supply to thyroid

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inferior and superior thyroid arteries

thyroidia ima artery may be present

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Veins to the thyroid

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Superior Inferior Middle thyroid veins

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Lymph drainage of thyroid

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Pre tracheal, lrelaryngeal and paratracheal nodes

eventually drain into the thoracic duct

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nerves by the thyroid

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external laryngeal nerve - passes MEDIALLY to the superior portion of the thyroid glad to innervate cricothyroid

Recurrent laryngeal nerve- lies in groove b/w trachea and oesophagus and emerging medially to the inferior part of the thyroid

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5
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what are the names of acute, subacute and chronic thyroiditis

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Acute - acute inflammation of the thyroid glad

Sub-acute - De QUervians

Chronic - Redials

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6
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why does MAiodarone cause hyper and hypo thryoidism

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due the inhibition of monodeiodination of T4 (which reduces T3) , the blocking of T3 receptors and a direct toxic effect leading to follicular destruction

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iodine deficiency 0 what will thyroid be like

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multi nodular cyst

thyroidglossal fistula

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8
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ddx for midline neck swelling

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thyroid isthmus

thyroidgloassal duct cyst

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Anterior triangle Ddx

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  1. Thyroid (MNG, solid - B or M , physiological, iodine deficiency, pregnany , puberty , inflammatory, A.I)
  2. Brachial cleft cyst
  3. Carotid body tumour (chemodectoma) - pulsate but not expansile, moves laterally and not up and down
    - paraganglioma
    - neuroblastoma
  4. lipoma
  5. subcutaneous cyst
  6. sarcoma
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posterior triangle of the neck

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  1. skin
  2. lymph node
  3. bone
  4. cystic hygroma - multilobulated lymphangioma (congenital on left)
  5. parotid swelling 0 Warthrin’s tumour - adenolymphoma, benign - ass. w/ smoking
  6. Zener’s diverticulum AKA pharyngeal pouch
  7. SCM tumour - children , may cause torticolitis
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inflammatory neck lumps

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  1. Post viral LAD - >1cm, usually resolves >2 week
  2. bacterial - mycobacteria, acintomycin, brucellosis, cat scratch disease
  3. HIV
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malignant neck swelling

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metastatic - lung ,esophagus, breast

thyroid

Salivary glad

Lymphoma

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causes of thyroidtoxicosis

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  1. Graves
  2. TMN
  3. Solitary toxic nodule
  4. thyroiditis (hashimoto’s , de quervain’s, post part)
  5. drugs - amiodarone
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RF of thyroidtoxicois

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  1. A. fib
  2. osteoporosis
  3. thyroid storm
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15
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define graves

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autoimmune syndrome consisting of hyperthyroidism, goitre and pretibial/ localizing myxoedema. It is disease characterized by the presence of TSH receptor antibodies and most commonly occurs in women in their 3rd and 4th decade of life

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16
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when do you use PTU for Graves

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only in ppl who can’t tolerate carbimazole being lowered

use for 18 months

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side effect of radio-iodine

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  1. hypothyroidism
  2. thyroiditis
  3. transit worsening of graves opthalmopathy
18
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Hartley Dunhill procedure

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when you removed entire lobe on one side, and only subtotal thyroidectomy on the other side - MOST COMMON SURGERY

19
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Graves opthalmopathy - what type of surgery

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total thyroidectomy

20
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when can you consider doing thyroid surgery

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patient MUST be euthyroid prior to surgery - to decrease vascularity of gland

21
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Papillary RF, Pathological findings , mets and prognostic factors

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RF - Radiotherapy, Fam History
Path : Orphan Annie Nuceli , psammoma bodies, nuclear groove
Mets: 2-10% , 2/3 - lung, 3/4 - skeletal system, rare - brain liver kidneys and adrenal
Prognostic
Good: age - young, Small size
Bad: mets, soft tissue Invasion

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Follicular RF, Pathological findings , spread and mets

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Rf: Family history, radiotherapy, iodine
path: capsulated , colloid present , hurtle cells
HEMATOGENOUS SPREAD
skeletal system and lungs
Rare: brain liver, bladder , skin
Mets = Hormonally active - HYPERTHYROIDism

23
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MEDULLARY definition , path, inherited

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neuroendocrine tumour of parafollicular or C cells of the thyroid
Normal function test
increase calcitonin level - deposits as amyloid (flushing, diarrhea)
Inheritance:
1. sporadic - single nodule and often cervical LAD
2. Familial - Men 2 a, Men 2b

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anaplastic

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undifferentiated tumours of thyroid follicle epithelium in older women, agree , palliative chemo and radio for symptoms

25
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types of thyroid lymphoma

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  1. diffuse B cell NHL
  2. maltoma
  3. hashimoto’s thyroiditis
26
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when do you remove cervical nodes in thyroid cancer

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  1. when they have a palpable node

2. papillary carcinoma

27
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Early complications of thyroidectomy

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  1. Strap hematoma, transient hypoparathyroidism (8%), hypocalemia, side effect of anaesthesia, serum, larygenal nerve injury, vocal cord paresis

H3 VANS

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late complications of thyroidectomy

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permanent hypoparathyroidism

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