Preoperative diagnosis impact on surgical strategies and outcomes in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma

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Introduction: Due to the difficulties with cytological identification of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), the correct diagnosis is obtained postoperatively in a significant subset of patients.

Aim(s): To investigate the impact of preoperative MTC misdiagnosis on management and outcomes.

Materials and methods: Retrospective series of MTC patients treated at three tertiary referral centers in Israel from January 2000 to June 2021. The included patients were grouped and compared based on the presence or absence of preoperative MTC diagnosis.

Conference:

Presenting Author: Oleinikov K

Authors: Oleinikov K, Yaakov E, Mizrachi A, Hirsch D, Hirshoren N,

Keywords: cytology, preoperative diagnosis, medullary thyroid carcinoma, surgery outcome,