Identification and preservation of the parathyroid gland during totalthyroidectomy in dogs with bilateral thyroid carcinoma: a report of sixcases

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hiroyuki TANIYAMA¹  Kazuko HIRAYAMA¹  Sho FUKUI¹  Tsuyoshi KADOSAWA¹  Yoshifumi ENDO¹ 

[1] School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Bunkyodai Midorimachi, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069�?8501, Japan

关键词: bilateral thyroid carcinoma;    canine;    hypocalcemia;    parathyroid gland identification;    parathyroid gland preservation;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.13-0488

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(22)Simultaneous removal of bilateral thyroid tumors was performed while preserving theparathyroid gland in six dogs. At least one external parathyroid gland was identified inall dogs. In five cases, the external parathyroid gland and its blood supply werepreserved intact. In one dog, the vessels supplying the external parathyroid gland hadbeen invaded by the tumor, and the gland was thus removed and reimplanted into thesternohyoid muscle. That dog required postoperative treatment with oral calcium gluconateand vitamin D3. Local tumor recurrence was not observed in any of the cases.The mean survival time was 920 days. We found that the external parathyroid gland could beidentified and preserved in most dogs undergoing total thyroidectomy.

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