title: The surgical management of thyroid cancer.
abstract: Thyroid cancer has been increasing in incidence, with the number of reported cases in the US rising by 25% over the last 3 years. With growing technological advances in the field and improved contributions of diagnostics, surgical decision-making and operative planning have taken on new challenges. Herein, we review the current clinical practice recommendations and active areas of surgical controversy, reflective of the most recently published professional consensus guidelines and a systematic review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Hyunsuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hodin
keywords: Controversies in thyroid surgery; papillary microcarcinoma; thyroid cancer