HTHSCI 1DT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thyroid Nodule, Carbimazole, Goitre
26 Dec 2020
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Can localised pain due to cyst bleed. Stop 10 days prior to surgery (they vascularity) Check for phaeo pre-op in medullary carcinoma. Laryngoscopy: check vocal cords pre- and post-op. Damage to both obstruction needing tracheostomy. Usually parathyroid dysfunction but may be permanent if parathyroids removed. Rx: propranolol, antithyroid drugs, lugol"s iodine and hydrocortisone sodium succinate. Assoc. c calculi and poor oral hygiene. 80% are in the parotid (80% are superficial) Deflection of ear outwards is classic sign. One of the commonest malignant salivary tumours. Facia lata face lift for facial palsy. Redness and sweating skin over parotid area. Occurs in relation to food (inc. thinking) Auriculotemporal branch of cn v3 carries sympathetic fibres to sweat glands over parotid area and parasympathetic fibres to the parotid. Reinervation of divided sympathetic nerves by fibres from the secretomotor branch of auriculotemporal branch of cn v3. Breast cancer: pathology, presentation and assessment 81. Commonest cause of cancer death in females 15-54.
