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The Contentious Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma with Acute Airway Obstruction during COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorAhmad Izani Mohd Safianen_US
dc.contributor.authorKamaruddin Ibrahimen_US
dc.contributor.authorSeoparjoo Azmel Mohd Isaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNorhafiza Mat Lazimen_US
dc.contributor.authorIrfan Mohamaden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T02:25:02Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T02:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.descriptionULUM ISLAMIYYAH The Malaysian Journal of Islamic Sciences (Special Issue IHEC 02-2021) [June 2021]en_US
dc.description.abstractThere are many important concerns and issues raised in managing acute airway obstruction cases with regards to the current COVID-19 pandemic. As a further matter, a patient with a huge thyroid mass in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) presenting with impending airway obstruction poses treatment challenges, as immediate active intervention is necessary despite the risk of spreading of COVID-19 viruses. The unknown status of COVID-19 of the patient will add additional concerns during active assessment and treatment as patients with this undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma commonly deteriorate fast. This carcinoma may also invade the trachea and result in upper airway obstruction leading to a fatal outcome. Therefore, an appropriate treatment strategy is essential. This report highlights a case of an ATC patient who presented with diffuse cemented-hard anterior neck, whereby the whole management of ATC with acute airway obstruction during this COVID-19 pandemic is purely contentious and challenging. The issue of providing artificial ventilation either via intubation or tracheostomy is made more complicated as the patient presents with an acute upper airway obstruction whilst the COVID-19 status is unknown. While endotracheal intubation approach was not easy, the trachea was also difficult to be identified externally due to the huge ‘cemented-hard’ mass plastered over the compressed trachea. Due to the advanced disease, surgical intervention was not an option.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohd Safian, A. I. ., Ibrahim, K. ., Mohd Isa, S. A. ., Mat Lazim, N., & Mohamad, I. (2021). The Contentious Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma with Acute Airway Obstruction during COVID-19 Pandemic. Ulum Islamiyyah, 33(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33102/uij.vol33no3.314en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33102/uij.vol33no3.314
dc.identifier.epage11
dc.identifier.issn1675-5936
dc.identifier.issneISSN : 2289-4799
dc.identifier.issueSpecial Issue IHEC 02-2021
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://uijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/uij/article/view/314
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/16017
dc.identifier.volume33 (3)
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUSIM Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlum Islamiyyah: Malaysian Journal of Islamic Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019, thyroid cancer, upper airway obstruction, Malaysiaen_US
dc.titleThe Contentious Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma with Acute Airway Obstruction during COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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