title: 10-year experience of total thyroidectomy with special reference to 85 thyroid cancers in one Italian centre.
abstract: The ideal surgical approach for differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) is a matter for debate. Total (TT) or near total (NT) thyroidectomy on one side, and lobectomy (LL) or lobo-isthmusectomy (LI) on the other side are the options. Extended (TT, NT) resections are preferable for several reasons, and LL or LI are preferred by some groups. Our 10-year experience indicates that the post-operative complications percentage may be low enough to make TT the preferred surgical option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Reggio Calabria-Catanzaro Medical School, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Musella
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Innaro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castaldo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cimmino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome