Opening book details…
Can I read Completion Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Carcinoma on EtoBox?
Completion Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Carcinoma by Raja S. Rao; Abdul R. Fakih; Ashok R. Mehta; Rajeev Agarwal; A. Raghavan; Sumati S. Shrikhande is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Completion Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Carcinoma about?
We have reviewed the charts of 149 patients who underwent completion thyroidectomies for cancer of the thyroid. The purpose of the study was to evaluate extent of residual disease in the thyroid, and morbidity and mortality of the operation. Residual cancer was found in 58% of the cases, the morbidity was low, and there was no operative mortality. HEAD 81 NECK SURGERY 9~284-286, 1987. T h e treatment of well-differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid is controversial. Opinion differs on the extent of surgery one should perform for these cases. Some advocate a total thyroidectomy, while others opt for a lobectomy on the affected side. We advocate a total thyroidectomy, and if a patient is referred to us after a partial or hemithyroidectomy, we undertake a revision thyroidectomy to complete the operation. This study was undertaken to determine (1) the incidence of microscopic foci of disease in the contralateral lobe, and (2) degree of increased morbidity with revision thyroidectomy .
Who reads Completion Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Carcinoma?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Raja S. Rao; Abdul R. Fakih; Ashok R. Mehta; Rajeev Agarwal; A. Raghavan; Sumati S. Shrikhande
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0148-6403)
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)