Expert consensus on management strategies for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer involving the laryngeal nerve

Abstract

The laryngeal nerve is the most commonly involved peripheral structure of locally advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma, which often requires larger resection range and corresponding reconstruction, resulting in a series of complications and sequelae. Therefore, treatment strategies must not only guarantee survival benefits, but also take into account functional protection or reconstruction. Comprehensive and detailed evaluation should be conducted before surgery, and a thorough treatment plan should be made according to scientific stratification in different situations. This consensus aims at thyroid surgeons, voice physicians, anesthesiologists, rehabilitators, nurses and other groups, and standardizes the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation technical standards and procedures of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer involving laryngeal nerve, so as to benefit the majority of thyroid cancer patients.