title: Thyroid carcinoma: the surgeon's perspective.
abstract: Surgery is often needed to diagnose thyroid cancer, but is also the initial therapeutic modality. Several current imaging techniques are important for preoperative risk stratification. By optimizing initial thyroidectomy and lymphadenectomy, accurate and appropriate imaging can help minimize operative morbidity and potentially reduce the risk of recurrent disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. yipl@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Linwah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Stang
authors.forename: Sally E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Carty
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography