This article includes discussions of the surgical approach to benign and malignant disease
and the role of prophylactic thyroidectomy and nodal dissection for medullary thyroid cancer …

Surgery is the treatment of choice for most forms of thyroid cancer. If the proper operation is
selected and performed safely, most patients with differentiated thyroid cancers do well …

Fine needle aspiration cytology is the mainstay of the diagnostic work-up of solitary thyroid
nodules. Together with the patient's history and the clinical findings, cytology determines the …

It is universally agreed that surgery represents the main primary treatment for all forms of
thyroid cancer. However, the optimal surgical strategy continues to be debated, and …

A technique of thyroidectomy that facilitates resection of the thyroid, preserves the
parathyroid glands with their blood supply, and preserves the recurrent and the superior …

Differentiated thyroid cancers have become one of the fastest growing malignancies in the
world. While surgery has remained the cornerstone of management of these tumors, the …

Thyroid cancer, although a rare disease, may cause significant disability and even death. Its
proper surgical management is based on an understanding of the different biolgoic behavior …

This article focuses on conventional surgical management of thyroid cancer, reviewing long-
standing and well-accepted main principles and practices. It also covers newer …

There has been a rapid rise in the incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States, along
with more incidentalomas of the thyroid. Treatment of thyroid cancer revolves around …

The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to carcinoma of the thyroid is still far from settled.
Dr. Block, a long time student of the subject, comes down in favor of aspiration biopsy, and of …