Tumour reduction with a cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator® in the palliative care of anaplastic thyroid cancer

Becker, J.H.R. (Hennie); Ghoor, F.

dc.contributor.author	Becker, J.H.R. (Hennie)
dc.contributor.author	Ghoor, F.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-24T07:41:30Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-24T07:41:30Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06
dc.description.abstract	A 54-year-old woman developed a fungating locally invasive anaplastic thyroid cancer with distant metastases, and was treated with aggressive tumour reduction, using a Cavitron® Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator. This mode of treatment, applied for the first time in this context, proved to be effective, safe and improved her quality of life.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Surgery	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2016	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.sajs.org.za/index.php/sajs	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Becker, JHR & Ghoor, F 2016, 'Tumour reduction with a cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator® in the palliative care of anaplastic thyroid cancer', South African Journal of Surgery, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 43-44.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0038-2361 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2078-5151 (online)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57419
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2016 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0) .	en_ZA
dc.subject	Woman	en_ZA
dc.subject	Cancer	en_ZA
dc.subject	Tumour reduction	en_ZA
dc.subject	Treatment	en_ZA
dc.title	Tumour reduction with a cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator® in the palliative care of anaplastic thyroid cancer	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA