Novelli JL. Editorial sobre Nuevas perspecꢁvas en el manejo del cáncer de ꢁroides de bajo riesgo. Rev Argent Cir. 2024;116(2):92-94
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En este trabajo se puede evaluar el riesgo ini- selecꢀvo con importancia en los resultados estéꢀcos.
cial de recurrencia realizando una HT, pero no las modi- Según las Recomendaciones de la ATA, la lo-
ficaciones de ese riesgo inicial en el seguimiento diná- bectomía ꢀroidea sola es tratamiento suficiente para
mico como consecuencia de que es escaso el ꢀempo de carcinomas intraꢀroideos pequeños, unifocales, en
seguimiento. Es una serie de casos no muy grande y el ausencia de irradiación previa de cabeza y cuello, car-
seguimiento es escaso, como lo aclaran los autores (el cinoma de ꢀroides familiar o metástasis ganglionares
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seguimiento promedio fue de 33,4 meses, con un rango cervicales clínicamente detectables .
de 2 a 101 meses).
Se coincide con los autores y con las Recomen-
No se consideró una serie con ꢀroidectomía daciones ATA en que la lobectomía ꢀroidea es suficiente
total con la cual comparar resultados. para el tratamiento quirúrgico del carcinoma diferencia-
Además de la extensión quirúrgica también do de ꢀroides con bajo riesgo de recurrencia, y es impor-
debería evaluarse el abordaje remoto (TOETVA) y la tante contar con un seguimiento mayor para poder rea-
saꢀsfacción del paciente por ser este solo un abordaje lizar el seguimiento dinámico prolongado en el ꢀempo.
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ENGLISH VERSION
As the authors of the paper state, the did not modify the indicaꢀon of the lobectomy
management of low-risk differenꢀated thyroid performed.
cancer (DTC) remains controversial because of the
Nodules > 4 cm seem to have a slightly higher
indolent nature of the disease and the challenge of recurrence rate at 10 years aꢃer TH compared to TT, and
balancing morbidity of treatments with the risk of paꢀents with nodules < 4 cm have a beꢂer disease-free
disease progression. The extent of thyroid resecꢀon survival than those > 4 cm. In this study, two paꢀents
is sꢀll a maꢂer of debate: total thyroidectomy with nodules > 4 cm were included. The authors do not
(
TT) versus hemithyroidectomy (HT) (lobectomy report how these paꢀents evolved during follow-up.
plus isthmusectomy) using either a convenꢀonal The complicaꢀon rate reported by the authors
neck incision or, in selected paꢀents, a remote- is low, temporary recurrent laryngeal palsy in one case
access procedure, in this case the Transoral and mild ecchymosis in those paꢀents who underwent
Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vesꢀbular Approach the remote approach.
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(TOETVA) .
The final diagnosis of the pathology report
In the arꢀcle published in this issue, Sacco (Table 3) indicated that 14 paꢀents had follicular variant
et al. report the results of an observaꢀonal study of papillary thyroid carcinoma and that 8 paꢀents had
analyzing retrospecꢀve data obtained from the high-risk variants, although the specific variants and the
electronic medical records of a cohort of 114 paꢀents extent of their involvement were not specified. In the
with low-risk DTC managed with HT though different material and methods secꢀon only the usual papillary
surgical approaches (neck incision and remote trans- carcinoma is included.
oral approach) between January 2015 and April 2023.
The authors menꢀon that there are only two
The number of TH procedures increased from 3.07% in categorical indicaꢀons for compleꢀon thyroidectomy:
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015 to 29.3% in 2023 . vascular invasion > 4 vessels and aggressive histology
The preoperaꢀve ultrasound characterisꢀcs, (tall cells) if the percentage of cells with these
fine needle aspiraꢀon (FNA) cytology results, and TNM characterisꢀcs is > 30%.
stage were analyzed. Addiꢀonally, the survival curve
In this series, 95% of the paꢀents were
and the risk of recurrence according to the American classified as low risk of recurrence in the iniꢀal
Thyroid Associaꢀon (ATA) and the pathological findings assessment, the authors do not report death or
in 114 paꢀents were evaluated.
regional or distant metastases, and 5 paꢀents were
Strikingly, paꢀents with Bethesda I and II considered in the intermediate risk category based
nodules were included for surgical management. on the findings of the delayed pathology report. In
Bethesda III nodules are not divided in FLUS and AUS. these paꢀents, total thyroidectomy was not performed
Regarding the FNA cytology results, the authors state based on the recommendaꢀon of the treaꢀng team or
that paꢀents with a Bethesda category other than V and paꢀent preference. We do not count with informaꢀon
VI were included in this series due to the postoperaꢀve about the long-term follow-up outcomes in these
or intraoperaꢀve pathology report of carcinoma.
Among the results, paꢀents with
isthmusectomy were included, and this inclusion is not about the possibility of compleꢀon thyroidectomy
consistent with the arꢀcle ꢀtle. based on the intraoperaꢀve findings or pathological
intermediate risk paꢀents.
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Paꢀents should be informed preoperaꢀvely
Size and mulꢀfocality should be considered in examinaꢀon of the surgical specimen (6-20%) and
recurrences. In this study, the presence of mulꢀfocality accept the risk of reintervenꢀon for diagnosꢀc or