Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery

Section I. Historical Perspectives and Basic Science of the Thyroid Gland

1 The Evolution of Thyroid Surgery

2 Embryology of the Thyroid Gland

3 Thyroid Physiology and Thyroid Function Testing

4 Pathology of Thyroid Gland Neoplasia

5 Molecular Characterization of Thyroid Neoplasia

6 Thyroid Cytopathology

7 Medical Management of Thyroiditis and Hypothyroidism

8 Medical Management of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

9 Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Disease and Toxic Nodules

10 The Contemporary Workup of the Thyroid Nodule

Section II. Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease

11 Decision-Making and Perioperative Assessment in Thyroid Surgery

12 Anesthesia Considerations for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

13 Preoperative Imaging Applications in the Central Neck

14 Preoperative Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes

15 Preoperative Examination of the Larynx in Thyroid Surgery

16 The Professional Voice and Thyroid Surgery: Special Considerations

Section III. Specific Surgical Applications for Thyroid Disease

17 Surgery for Ectopic Thyroid Tissue and Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

18 Surgery for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism

19 Cervical and Mediastinal Goiter

20 Thyroid Cancer: Risk Assessment and Stratification

21 Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid

22 Management of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

23 Follicular and Hurthle Carcinoma of the Thyroid

24 Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid: Sporadic, Familial and MEN Syndromes

25 Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

26 Lymphoma and Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Thyroid Gland

27 Pediatric Thyroid Cancer

28 Surgery for Locally Aggressive Thyroid Cancer

29 Hereditary Nonmedullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Section IV. Special Considerations and Techniques in Thyroid Surgery

30 Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT)

31 Surgical Anatomy of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve

32 Surgical Anatomy and Monitoring of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

33 Central Neck Dissection: Indications and Technique

34 Lateral Neck Dissection: Indications and Technique

35Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Nodules

36 Transoral Thyroid Surgery

37 Facelift Approach to Thyroid Surgery

38 Robotically Assisted Thyroid Surgery

39 Revision Thyroid Surgery

40 Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis: Injury and Intraoperative Repair

Section V. Postoperative Considerations and Therapy

41 Postoperative Management in Thyroid Surgery (Normal and Complicated)

42 Radioactive Iodine Applications

43 External Beam Radiation Therapy for Thyroid Malignancy

44 Treatment of Advanced Thyroid Cancer: The Era of Targeted Modalities

45 Ethical and Medicolegal Aspects of Thyroid Surgery

46 Thyroid Cancer Survivorship

Section VI. Historical Perspectives and Basic Science of the Parathyroid

47 The History of Parathyroid Surgery

48 Embryology of the Parathyroid Glands

49 Pathology of the Parathyroid Glands

50 Parathyroid Physiology and Calcium Homeostasis

51 Parathyroid Imaging and Preoperative Localization

52 Medical Management of Parathyroid Disease

Section VII. Surgical Management of Parathyroid Disease

53 Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Pathophysiology and Surgical Indications

54 Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism

55 Conventional Four-Gland Parathyroid Exploration

56 Radioguided Parathyroid Surgery

57 Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assessment and Applications

58 Surgical Management of Multiglandular Hyperparathyroidism

59 Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism

60 Familial Hyperparathyroidism and the MEN Syndromes: Parathyroid Management

61 Management of Parathyroid Carcinoma

62 Unsuccessful and Revision Parathyroid Surgery

Appendices

Appendix A: Simon's Triangle

Appendix B: Joll's Triangle: Synonymous with Sternothyrolaryngeal Triangle

Appendix C: Beahrs Triangle and the Tubercle of Zuckerkandl

Appendix D: Thyroid Cancer Staging - AJCC 8th Edition

Appendix E: Thyroid Cancer Staging - Illustrated