The Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

It has been demonstrated that these tumors are potentially more aggressive than other welldifferentiated thyroid cancers, particularly with respect to metastases to regional lymph nodes or systemic disease.8-10 A recent retrospective review, however, demonstrated considerable variability in Hurthle...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2008-05, Vol.74 (5), p.389-399
Main Authors: FITZGIBBONS, Shimae C, BRAMS, David M, WEI, John P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Endocrinopathies
General aspects
Humans
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Radiation
Thyroid gland
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Thyroid Nodule - pathology
Thyroid Nodule - surgery
Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases)
Thyroidectomy - methods
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Summary:It has been demonstrated that these tumors are potentially more aggressive than other welldifferentiated thyroid cancers, particularly with respect to metastases to regional lymph nodes or systemic disease.8-10 A recent retrospective review, however, demonstrated considerable variability in Hurthle cell cancer behavior.11 Interestingly, this study suggested categorizing the Hurthle cell cancer based on the presence of the REarranged in Transformation/ Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Oncogene (RET/PTC) gene rearrangement.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823