Thyroid Cartilage Reconstruction With Titanium Mesh in Advanced Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Anna Christina Clements, Cassie Pan, Neel K Bhatt et al.
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Case in brief
A patient with locally advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma underwent resection involving the thyroid cartilage, with the laryngeal mucosa preserved. The resulting thyroid cartilage defect was reconstructed using titanium mesh. The report describes excellent functional outcomes while maintaining oncologic resection.
What made this case unusual
The reported reconstruction used titanium mesh after thyroid cartilage resection while preserving the laryngeal mucosa.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
In this case, titanium mesh reconstruction enabled thyroid cartilage repair with preservation of the laryngeal mucosa and excellent functional outcomes.