Thyroid function post laryngectomy and hemithyroidectomy – Do all laryngectomy patients need thyroid replacement?

Autor:	Li Qian, Lucy, Hopkins, Michael Edward, Nixon, Iain James, Hay, Ashley
Předmět:	LARYNGEAL cancer LARYNGECTOMY THYROID diseases THYROID gland THYROID gland function tests HEMITHYROIDECTOMY
Zdroj:	Clinical Otolaryngology; Mar2022, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p323-327, 5p
Abstrakt:	Thyroid gland function Thyroid function was assessed using thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free T4 (FT4) levels using chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay (Abbott Diagnostics, Abbott Park, Illinois). All 27 patients with biochemical evidence of hypothyroidism were started on thyroxine, whereas 31 (73.8%) out of 42 patients with biochemical evidence of subclinical hypothyroidism received thyroxine replacement. Thyroid function post laryngectomy and hemithyroidectomy - Do all laryngectomy patients need thyroid replacement? Keywords: cancer; laryngectomy; radiotherapy; thyroids; thyroxine EN cancer laryngectomy radiotherapy thyroids thyroxine 323 327 5 02/17/22 20220301 NES 220301 Key points A significant proportion of patients treated with laryngectomy will develop hypothyroidism despite hemithyroid preservation. [Extracted from the article]
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