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Thyroid Cancer Metastasis Surgery Performed Anyway Over-Treatment Lack of Informed Consent Outcome Misrepresentation Financial Exploitation Communication Breakdown Delayed InterventionPreoperative imaging already indicated that the disease had spread, yet surgery was still carried out. Intraoperative exploration confirmed extensive local invasion, so the planned procedure was converted to an open biopsy.
Intraoperative exploration revealed extensive disease involvement, so the planned resection was changed to a biopsy.
Preoperative ultrasound already suggested malignant involvement of lymph nodes, at which point contrast-enhanced CT should have been performed to better define the extent of disease. Relying solely on ultrasound to decide on immediate surgery bypassed necessary medical evaluation of surgical suitability. The decision to proceed directly to the operating room appears driven by the fact that confirming widespread invasion would have rendered the case unsuitable for major resection, eliminating the surgical procedure itself. Converting to biopsy once invasion was confirmed intraoperatively gives the appearance of a staged revelation rather than a fully informed preoperative plan. Such an approach can mislead patients and families who lack medical background.
The family had contacted our service before surgery but did not provide the ultrasound report at that time. They were advised to share the preoperative imaging, yet did not follow up with us again before the operation. Postoperative contact occurred only after the family noticed a drainage tube on imaging and suspected an error by the hospital. In reality, maintaining contact with an independent resource from the outset could have prompted earlier comprehensive staging. This might have allowed proper assessment and potentially avoided surgery at a stage when the disease had already spread extensively.
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