Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Division of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
J Laryngol Otol. 2020 Dec;134(12):1069-1072. doi: 10.1017/S0022215120002479. Epub 2020 Nov 27.
Thyroid lobectomy is recommended with total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ('NCCN') guidelines. However, it is associated with a 32-89 per cent risk of hypothyroidism, with or without adjuvant radiotherapy.
The study aimed to determine whether preserving the whole thyroid, compared to a single lobe, does indeed significantly lower the incidence of hypothyroidism in the setting of total laryngectomy.
A retrospective study was conducted at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
Eighty-four patients met the inclusion criteria. The overall incidence of hypothyroidism was 45.2 per cent. The incidence of hypothyroidism was significantly reduced in patients who underwent thyroid-sparing total laryngectomy compared to hemithyroidectomy (p = 0.037). Adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with a higher incidence of hypothyroidism (p = 0.001).
Thyroid-preserving laryngectomy should be advocated in carefully selected patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma, as it reduces the incidence of hypothyroidism.
美国国家综合癌症网络(“NCCN”)指南建议甲状腺全切除术联合全喉切除术治疗喉癌。然而,无论是否接受辅助放疗,甲状腺全切除术都有 32-89%的风险导致甲状腺功能减退。
本研究旨在确定在全喉切除术的情况下,与单侧甲状腺叶切除术相比,保留整个甲状腺是否确实显著降低甲状腺功能减退的发生率。
该研究在南非开普敦的格罗特舒尔医院进行,采用回顾性研究方法。
84 名患者符合纳入标准。甲状腺功能减退的总发生率为 45.2%。与甲状腺叶切除术相比,行保留甲状腺的全喉切除术患者的甲状腺功能减退发生率显著降低(p=0.037)。辅助放疗与更高的甲状腺功能减退发生率相关(p=0.001)。
在选择合适的晚期喉癌患者中,提倡行保留甲状腺的喉切除术,因为它可降低甲状腺功能减退的发生率。