Table 2 Complications information of 23 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma

Hypocalcemia

5

Conservative treatment

II

Lymphatic leakage

3

Conservative treatment

I

Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

3

Conservative treatment

II

Horner syndrome

2

Conservative treatment

II

Bleeding

2

Reoperation

IIIb

Pulmonary infection

2

Conservative treatment

II

Fever

2

Conservative treatment

I

Jugular vein thrombus

1

Conservative treatment

II

Wound infection

1

Conservative treatment

I

Pleural effusion

1

Computed tomography guided puncture drainage

IIIa

Pheochromocytoma crisis

1

Transfer to the intensive care unit

IVa