Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Preserving parathyroid glands in dogs during thyroid cancer surgery
By Fukui, Sho et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2015·School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Identification and preservation of the parathyroid gland during total thyroidectomy in dogs with bilateral thyroid carcinoma: a report of six cases.
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Plain-English summary
Six dogs with thyroid cancer underwent surgery to remove their thyroid tumors while trying to keep their parathyroid glands intact. In five of the dogs, the parathyroid gland and its blood supply were successfully preserved. However, one dog had to have its parathyroid gland removed and then reimplanted into a muscle due to tumor invasion. This dog needed extra treatment with calcium and vitamin D after surgery, but all dogs did well overall, with no signs of tumor recurrence and an average survival time of about 920 days.
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Abstract
Simultaneous removal of bilateral thyroid tumors was performed while preserving the parathyroid gland in six dogs. At least one external parathyroid gland was identified in all dogs. In five cases, the external parathyroid gland and its blood supply were preserved intact. In one dog, the vessels supplying the external parathyroid gland had been invaded by the tumor, and the gland was thus removed and reimplanted into the sternohyoid muscle. That dog required postoperative treatment with oral calcium gluconate and vitamin D3. Local tumor recurrence was not observed in any of the cases. The mean survival time was 920 days. We found that the external parathyroid gland could be identified and preserved in most dogs undergoing total thyroidectomy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25716481/