Surgical Competency for Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy: Construction and Validation of a Robotic Thyroidectomy Assessment Score (RTAS)

This study is developing and validating a standardized assessment tool to measure surgical skill and competency during robotic-assisted thyroid surgery. Researchers will record operations and score them to create a reliable grading system for training and quality assurance. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer with a maximum tumor size of 4 cm, OR a benign (non-cancerous) thyroid nodule up to 6 cm - You have high cosmetic expectations (preferring to avoid a visible neck scar) - You underwent robotic thyroidectomy without needing to convert to open surgery **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a history of prior neck surgery or radiation to the neck - You have vocal cord paralysis on the opposite side to the thyroid being operated on - Imaging suggests the cancer has invaded nearby structures - Your neck lymph nodes are fused together or fixed (suggesting advanced spread) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.