72-year-old woman’s rare thyroid-embedded tumour was removed through her underarm, leaving no visible neck scar
A 72-year-old woman’s routine check-up revealed dangerously high calcium and phosphorus levels. Further tests identified a rare endocrine disorder and an intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma. Doctors performed advanced minimally invasive endoscopic thyroid surgery using an axillary approach. This scarless procedure successfully removed the abnormal gland and a portion of the thyroid. The patient recovered well and…
