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C Proye

Publications and source records attributed to C Proye.

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[Is age a prognostic factor in differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid gland? (author's transl)].

Reviewing the outcome of 82 patients with differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid gland operated upon and followed up for more than 5 years, the authors were unable to find any difference between "younger" *under 45) and "older" (above 45) patients. They wonder whether the poorer prognosis of differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma in older patients could be due to to the tumour being usually more advanced in such patients at the time of diagnosis rather than to age itself. II this were the case, there would be no need to tailor the operative procedure to the patient's age.

Adenocarcinoma

[Thyroid autonomous nodule. Surgical treatment and postoperative outcome, retrospective study of 102 cases (author's transl)].

Follow-up of 102 patients operated upon for autonomous thyroid nodules is reported. Retrospective study of operative findings and aftermath of surgery clearly demonstrates that the patho-physiological concept of autonomous nodule does not snugly fit practical problems experienced with the management of such patients. The autonomous nodule can be a malignancy. Ipsilateral thyroid lobectomy seems more suitable than nodulectomy. Gross appearance of the thyroid remnant makes sometimes post-operative hormonotherapy unexpectedly advisable. From a theoretical point of view, post-operative thyroid scan, TSH assay and TRH test are mandatory, to assess recovery.

Adolescent

[Advantages of systematic recurrent laryngeal nerve resection during thyroid surgery. Results of 422 thyroidectomies employing this procedure (author's transl)].

Thyroidectomy for different thyroid disorders was conducted in 422 patients during 1978, after normal pre-operative laryngoscopy findings. Dissection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve was employed systematically in all patients except those having isthmectomy or enucleation operations, with a total number of 556 nerves dissected. Pre-and post-operative laryngoscopic examinations in the alert patient was conducted in all cases. After one year, 8% of the patients with abnormal post-operative laryngoscopic findings had not returned for follow-up. The known rate of recurrent nerve paralysis after one year was 0.7% of the nerves exposed, the maximum rate being 2% if patients not followed-up are included. These results confirm the value of systematic recurrent nerve dissection during thyroid surgery.

Humans