AREZZO , A.

Over the last decades definitions and classifications of cervico-mediastinal goiters have been proposed. According to the definition of Valdoni and Tonelli, from 1968 to 1991 237 patients were operated on for cervico-mediastinal goiter. There were 168 simple forms (141 anterior and 27 posterior) and 69 complex forms according to Borrelly's...

We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid gland. The simultaneous association of pipillary and mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a Hashimoto's thyroiditis makes the present observation unusual. Surgery was limited due to local extention of the neoplasm. The patient consequently after diagnosis. As far as the histogenesis of the...

Reoperative surgery for thyroid disease still plays a predominant role in the treatment of goiter recurrences. At the moment, neither useful biological nor clinical indicators exist to prevent such recurrences. The effectiveness of TSH-suppressive therapy is still debatable and some authors have proposed total thyroidectomy for this benign...