title: Surgery for thyroid cancer.
abstract: The incidence of thyroid cancer, particularly papillary thyroid cancer, is rising at an epidemic rate. The mainstay of treatment of most patients with thyroid cancer is surgery. Considerable controversy exists about the extent of thyroid surgery and lymph node resection in patients with thyroid cancer. Surgical experience in judgment and technique is required to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Glenda G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Callender
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carling
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christison-Lagay
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, FMB 102, PO Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA. Electronic address: robert.udelsman@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Udelsman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy
keywords: Central neck dissection; Modified radical neck dissection; Pediatric thyroid cancer; Thyroid cancer surgery