Unconfirmed thyroid cancer of intraoperative frozen-section pathology:strategy and analysis of curative effect / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the management and curative effect of the thyroid cancer suspected clinically but with inconclusive frozen-section intraoperatively. Methods The clinical data of 29 consecutive cases of thyroid cancer suspected clinically but with inconclusive frozen-section intraoperatively admitted to our hospital during Jan 1980 to Dec 1999 were analyzed retrospectively. Results Among these 31 suspected patients 29 were negative on frozen-section but confirmed thyroid cancer on postoperative paraffin-section. 20 underwent total involved lobe thyroidectomy in one-stage and other 11 as a second stage. No case recurred or metastased in the follow-up. Complication incidence was significantly different between one-stage and two-stage procedure (P