Surgery for thyroid cancer.
What operation to perform in the case of a patient with thyroid cancer is a controversial issue, because there are few trials of treatments on which to base decisions. Small papillary tumours in young patients can be adequately treated by less than total thyroidectomy as can some variants of follicular carcinoma, but outwith these settings total thyroidectomy is recommended.
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Department of Surgery, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000367:Age Factors; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics