Recurrent laryngeal nerve’s course running anteriorly to a thyroid tumor

Abstract The thyroid gland's neurovascular relationship is commonly portrayed as the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) coursing posteriorly to the thyroid gland. We report a rare case with the RLN running anteriorly to a thyroid tumor. A 56-year-old Japanese woman underwent a thyroidectomy for a...

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Published in:Thyroid Research
Main Authors: Minoru Kihara, Akira Miyauchi, Makoto Fujishima, Tomo Ishizaka, Akihide Matsunaga, Shiori Kawano, Masashi Yamamoto, Takahiro Sasaki, Hiroo Masuoka, Takuya Higashiyama, Yasuhiro Ito, Naoyoshi Onoda, Akihiro Miya, Takashi Akamizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
RLN running course
Thyroidectomy
Intraoperative neuromonitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00172-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00172-6

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