Table 2.
Surgical method, TNM-staging, and pathological results of the seven cases.
| Case | Surgical method | TNM-staging | Pathological result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | N | TNM | |||
| 1 | The residual lobe resection of the thyroid gland + subtotal contralateral lobe resection | 3 | 1a | III | PTC |
| 2 | Total thyroidectomy + central & ipsilateral neck dissection | 1 | 1b | IVa | PTC |
| 3 | Total thyroidectomy + central & bilateral neck dissection + tracheotomy | 4a | 1b | IVa | PTC |
| 4 | Total thyroidectomy + bilateral neck dissection +superior mediastinum lymphadenectomy through partial sternotomy + sleeve-resection of cervical trachea lesions | 4a | 1b | IVc | PTC |
| 5 | Recurrence of thyroid area resection + resection of cervical trachea lesions + selective ipsilateral neck dissection | 4a | 1b | IVa | Poorly differentiated carcinoma |
| 6 | Residual thyroidectomy + resection of the hypopharynx, cervical esophagus + reconstruction with free jejunal flap | 4a | 1b | IVa | Poorly differentiated carcinoma |
| 7 | Resection of cervical recurrence, larynx, segmental trachea + tracheotomy | 4a | 1b | IVc | Poorly differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation |