Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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TREATMENT OF LOW RISK DTC PATIENTS
Special Issue on Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Guest Editors: Ziv Gil, M.D., Ph.D. and Sagit Zolotov, M.D.
What is the Minimal Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma? Eran Fridman, M.D., and Ziv Gil, M.D.* Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Head and Neck Center, the Clinical Research Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Institute of Research and Medicine, The TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
ABSTRACT Although thyroid surgery for treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been practiced for more than 100 years, there is still controversy regarding the minimal surgery needed for cure. The main reason for this controversy is lack of prospective randomized trials. The data accumulated in the last four decades indicate that hemithyroidectomy can be sufficient and safely practiced in low-risk patients with PTC. Patients
Open Access
TREATMENT OF LOW RISK DTC PATIENTS
Special Issue on Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Guest Editors: Ziv Gil, M.D., Ph.D. and Sagit Zolotov, M.D.
What is the Minimal Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma? Eran Fridman, M.D., and Ziv Gil, M.D.* Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Head and Neck Center, the Clinical Research Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Institute of Research and Medicine, The TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
ABSTRACT Although thyroid surgery for treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been practiced for more than 100 years, there is still controversy regarding the minimal surgery needed for cure. The main reason for this controversy is lack of prospective randomized trials. The data accumulated in the last four decades indicate that hemithyroidectomy can be sufficient and safely practiced in low-risk patients with PTC. Patients
