Emergency Total Thyroidectomy for Bleeding Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Author Information
Author(s): Kumar, Sunil, Joshi, Mohit
Primary Institution: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
Hypothesis
Is emergency total thyroidectomy a viable option for palliation in patients with bleeding anaplastic thyroid carcinoma?
Conclusion
Emergency total thyroidectomy is a viable option for palliation in patients with actively bleeding anaplastic thyroid carcinoma when other treatments are unavailable.
Supporting Evidence
- Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer with high mortality rates.
- The patient was disease-free three months after the surgery.
- Emergency total thyroidectomy was performed due to life-threatening bleeding.
Takeaway
A woman with a bleeding thyroid tumor had surgery to stop the bleeding, and she is doing well three months later.
Methodology
The patient underwent emergency total thyroidectomy after presenting with profuse bleeding from a thyroid mass.
Limitations
The study is based on a single case report, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
One 45-year-old woman.
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