Management of thyroid cancers

Thyroid cancers cover a large spectrum of disease with diametrically opposite prognosis. At one end of the spectrum we have the well differentiated cancers which carry an excellent prognosis, while at the other end there is anaplastic cancer with high mortality rates and dismal prognosis. Management...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgical oncology 2010-04, Vol.1 (2), p.151-162
Main Authors: Chaukar, Devendra A., Deshmukh, Anuja D., Dandekar, Mitali R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Review
Review Article
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Thyroid cancers cover a large spectrum of disease with diametrically opposite prognosis. At one end of the spectrum we have the well differentiated cancers which carry an excellent prognosis, while at the other end there is anaplastic cancer with high mortality rates and dismal prognosis. Management of thyroid cancers still has some controversial issues due to lack of randomized controlled trials. Extent of surgery, extent of neck dissection, role of radioiodine treatment and thyroid stimulating hormone suppression are still debatable. In this review, we highlight these controversial issues and give guidelines for the management and follow up of patients with thyroid cancer.
ISSN:0975-7651
0976-6952
DOI:10.1007/s13193-010-0029-3