Conventional Thyroidectomy in the Treatment of Primary Thyroid Cancer. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This article focuses on conventional surgical management of thyroid cancer, reviewing long-standing and well-accepted main principles and practices. It also covers newer controversies and techniques to conventional thyroidectomy, including changes in the indications for thyroidectomy, the intraoperative management of the recurrent and superior laryngeal nerves and parathyroid glands, the extent of thyroidectomy, and the importance of outcomes measurement and quality improvement.

publication date

  • March 1, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Thyroidectomy

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85060868648

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ecl.2018.11.003

PubMed ID

  • 30717897

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 48

issue

  • 1