ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
Ultrasound-guided, nursing-led, phase-based swallowing rehabilitation in elderly patients with MIBG-positive medullary thyroid carcinoma following
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Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine malignancy originating from parafollicular C cells and often requires multimodal management, including surgery, targeted therapy, and radionuclide treatment. In elderly patients with MIBG-positive disease, Materials and methods: This retrospective observational study analyzed 80 patients aged ≥65 years with post-therapy dysphagia (EAT-10 ≥ 3). Based on routine clinical practice, patients were categorized into a conventional rehabilitation group ( Results: The ultrasound-guided rehabilitation group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in FOIS (+2.1 ± 0.5 vs. + 1.2 ± 0.6; Conclusion: Participation in ultrasound-guided, nursing-led, phase-based swallowing rehabilitation was associated with significant improvements in swallowing function, muscle performance, nutritional status, and quality of life in elderly patients with MIBG-positive MTC after
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