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The Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer has been increasing in incidence, with the number of reported cases in the US rising by 25% over the last 3 years. With growing technological advances in the field and improved contributions of diagnostics, surgical decision-making and operative planning have taken on new challenges....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Morrison, Sara A., Suh, Hyunsuk, Hodin, Richard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rambam Health Care Campus 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808946
http://dx.doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10142
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Sumario:Thyroid cancer has been increasing in incidence, with the number of reported cases in the US rising by 25% over the last 3 years. With growing technological advances in the field and improved contributions of diagnostics, surgical decision-making and operative planning have taken on new challenges. Herein, we review the current clinical practice recommendations and active areas of surgical controversy, reflective of the most recently published professional consensus guidelines and a systematic review of the literature.