Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery".

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
Interests: otorhinolaryngology; head and neck surgery; thyroid and parathyroid surgery
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1. Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
Interests: otorhinolaryngology; head and neck surgery; thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Among the many fields of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery, treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disorders has notably expanded in the last several decades. Actually, the enormous advancement of molecular diagnosis, of detailed structural and functional imaging, as well as of open, microscopic, endoscopic, and robotic techniques has allowed us to achieve extraordinary progress. 

The concept of a tailored treatment is crucial in this setting now more than ever. Those who deal with these apparently common disorders have now unprecedented information to be used in the decision-making process. For example, molecular biology has refined the usefulness of the classic cytological characterization of any nodule in the central neck compartment; furthermore, ultrasonography is an incontournable step in a correct diagnosis and risk stratification. At the same time less invasive treatments (loboisthmectomy instead of total thyroidectomy, or non-surgical strategies such as thermal/chemical nodule ablation) are gathering new evidence to support their clinical implementation.

Nonetheless, many controversial topics remain, starting from the management of the neck in differentiated thyroid carcinomas to the identification of the most cost-effective management of thyroid nodules in the era of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

With the perspective of precision medicine and a multidisciplinary approach, this Special Issue aims to describe not only the new challenges in the diagnosis of thyroid and parathyroid disorders but also to provide useful tools in clinical practice to personalize therapeutic strategies with a view to patient customizations.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue with manuscripts reflecting current trends in otorhinolaryngology and head-neck. We welcome high-quality original articles, and systematic reviews, but selected rare and interesting case series will be considered.

Dr. Luca Giovanni Locatello
Dr. Cesare Miani
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Keywords

  • head and neck
  • otorhinolaryngology
  • thyroid surgery
  • precision medicine
  • parathyroid surgery

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Non-Surgical Approaches to the Management of the Intrathoracic Goiter—A Systematic Review
by Cesare Miani, Luca Giovanni Locatello, Nicole Caiazza, Anna Maria Bergamin-Bracale, Stefania Rigo, Maria Gabriella Rugiu, Andrea Zuin and Ricard Simo
J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(11), 1079; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14111079 - 29 Oct 2024
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Background: Intrathoracic goiters (ITGs) are usually managed by surgical excision, However, over recent years, non-surgical strategies are emerging as an alternatives for treating this condition. Methods: A systematic review of research published since 2017 in the PubMed database was conducted and a total [...] Read more.
Background: Intrathoracic goiters (ITGs) are usually managed by surgical excision, However, over recent years, non-surgical strategies are emerging as an alternatives for treating this condition. Methods: A systematic review of research published since 2017 in the PubMed database was conducted and a total of 39 articles were retrieved, along with methodological issues and future directions in the research on ITGs. Results: Several non-surgical treatments exist, including radio-iodine ablation (RIA) and mini-invasive approaches, such as transcervical microwave ablation (TcMA), transcervical radiofrequency ablation (TcRfA), or selective embolization of the thyroid arteries (SETA). Despite encouraging reports, their current use remains limited. Conclusions: Treatment of ITGs requires a multidisciplinary thyroid team, and when non-surgical options are chosen, patients need to be carefully selected, and their outcomes must be prudently considered and discussed with the patient. Full article
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