title: Contemporary management of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: This article reviews the recent changes affecting the care of patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The impacts of positron emission tomographic imaging, recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone,and current surgical management standards are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, USA. rwein@ent.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Richard O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Wein
authors.forename: Randal S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*