• Anatomy

  • Benign Thyroid Pathology

  • Thyroid Cancer

  • MEN Syndromes

  • MEN IIA/IIB

  • Thyroid follicular carcinoma - characteristics [8/19]

  • Papillary thyroid CA - thyroid hormone to suppress TSH and surveillance with US [9/20]

  • RLN - tubercle of Zuckerkandl lies immediately lateral to and covers the RLN [10/14]

    • The left RLN arises distal to C2 in the thorax

  • Indications for RAI → Graves

    • Makes exophthalmopathy worse, treat first with meds then RAI. Breast feeding and pregnancy are contraindications to RAI

  • Thyroid - 1/3* [MOCK ABSITE]

    • DICER1 syndrome - papillary thyroid CA
    • Delphian nodes - midline lymph nodes within the anterior suspensory ligament
      • Rotter nodes are between pec major and pec minor