Subcutaneous implantation after endoscopic and traditional thyroid surgery: a retrospective case report

Tingting Zhang; Tingting Zhang; Zhaoxian Ni; Zhaoxian Ni; Ben Ma; Ben Ma; Qinghai Ji; Qinghai Ji; Ning Qu; Ning Qu; Rongliang Shi; Rongliang Shi; Yu Wang; Yu Wang

doi:10.3389/fonc.2024.1412466

Frontiers in Oncology (Jun 2024)

Subcutaneous implantation after endoscopic and traditional thyroid surgery: a retrospective case report

Tingting Zhang,
Tingting Zhang,
Zhaoxian Ni,
Zhaoxian Ni,
Ben Ma,
Ben Ma,
Qinghai Ji,
Qinghai Ji,
Ning Qu,
Ning Qu,
Rongliang Shi,
Rongliang Shi,
Yu Wang,
Yu Wang

Affiliations

Tingting Zhang: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Tingting Zhang: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Zhaoxian Ni: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Zhaoxian Ni: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Ben Ma: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Ben Ma: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Qinghai Ji: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Qinghai Ji: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Ning Qu: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Ning Qu: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Rongliang Shi: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Rongliang Shi: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Yu Wang: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Yu Wang: Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1412466
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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Subcutaneous implantation is an unexpected complication of thyroid surgery. Our study aimed to analyze the clinical features and outcomes of implantation after thyroid surgery. We retrospectively searched for the patients with implants of thyroid tumor after surgery from our database prior to August 2023. The clinical and pathological data were reviewed. Six female patients with a mean age of 33.6 ± 13.3 years were enrolled in this study. There was a rare case with mucinous adenocarcinoma, three follicular thyroid carcinoma, and two papillary thyroid carcinoma. The case with primary enteric adenocarcinoma of thyroid with subcutaneous implantation was first reported. The patient with mucinous adenocarcinoma received six courses of TP regimen chemotherapy. Five cases received radioactive iodine therapy. After a mean of 69.5 months of follow-up, one case recurred in the lateral region, and no metastasis or recurrence happened in the other five cases. Although the implantation after thyroid surgery is uncommon, the cases serve as a reminder to take greater care to avoid implantation.

Published in Frontiers in Oncology

ISSN: 2234-943X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/

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