The Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
THYROID CANCER HAS LONG been recognized as a relatively rare malignancy that, with appropriate treatment, has a good long-term prognosis and cure rate. Historically, patients with thyroid cancer have been divided into low and high-risk subsets in an effort to guide therapeutic decisions and
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer Definition Thyroid cancer is a disease in which the cells of the thyroid gland become abnormal, grow uncontrollably and form a mass of cells called a tumor. Description The thyroid is a hormone-producing, butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck at the base of the throat. It has
Management of thyroid cancer
The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (papillary and follicular cancer and their variants) has gradually increased in the last few decades. It is estimated that in 2004 there will be 23,600 new cases of thyroid cancer and 1460 cancer-related deaths in the United States.1 In
Microscopic papillary thyroid cancer as an incidental finding in patients treated surgically for presumably benign thyroid disease
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is defined as papillary thyroid cancer measuring less than 10 mm in its greatest diameter.[1] It represents the most common form of thyroid cancer and frequently remains clinically occult. A common clinical scenario is the incidental diagnosis of PTMC on
Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Value of ^sup 18^F-FDG PET in Hรผrthle Cell Thyroid Cancer Patients
Hrthle cell carcinoma is an uncommon and occasionally aggressive differentiated thyroid cancer associated with increased mortality compared with other differentiated thyroid malignancies. Because it generally has lower iodine avidity, ^sup 18^F-FDG PET has been suggested as a more accurate imaging
Thyroid Cancer on the rise in many countries.
Cancer of the thyroid is increasing in incidence in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. Radiation exposure is a major suspect because this gland at the base of the neck is one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the body. Its carcinogenic effects can show up decades later in, for example,
Introduction to the updated guidelines on the management of thyroid cancer
Petros Perros, on behalf of the Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Update Group Diagnosis and management of thyroid cancer Treating patients with thyroid cancer poses several challenges for the health professional. The lack of a sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for identifying the few patients with
Greater local recurrence occurs with "berry picking" than neck dissection in thyroid cancer / Discussion
Managing cervical lymph node metastases in well-differentiated thyroid cancer with either "berry picking" (BP) or anatomic neck dissection (AND) has not been shown to alter survival. Nevertheless local control of thyroid cancer is important. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the
Innovative strategies for less common thyroid cancers
For 50 years, doctors have successfully treated most cases of thyroid cancer with a combination of surgery to remove the tumor and radioactive 131I to eliminate residual cancer cells. Radioiodine has been effective against the two most common forms of thyroid cancer: papillary and follicular. Now,
FDG PET in thyroid cancer: Thyroxine or not?
For decades, highly specific functional imaging in thyroid cancer was associated with several disadvantages of hypothyroidism. To achieve an optimal radioiodine uptake in remnant tissue and in malignant thyroid cells, it was necessary to withdraw thyroid hormone medication to increase
