title: Management of the locally aggressive thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: The management of locally advanced thyroid carcinoma can be challenging. Differing philosophies exist for the treatment of invasive disease affecting the upper aerodigestive tract. The ability to maximize local control and overall survival while minimizing the morbidity of a radical resection is the goal of care in these patients. This article will review the literature concerning the presentation, preoperative evaluation, and the subsite treatment of locally aggressive well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA. rwein@ent.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Richard O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Wein
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D037981:Neck Dissection; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed