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Thyroid metastasectomy
Author(s) -
Montero Pablo H.,
Ibrahimpasic Tihana,
Nixon Iain J.,
Shaha Ashok R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23452
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasectomy , thyroid , melanoma , disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , breast cancer , lung , general surgery , cancer , metastasis , cancer research
Metastases to the thyroid gland are uncommon. Renal, lung, breast, and colon cancer and melanoma are the most common primary diseases implicated. Few retrospective series have been reported. Treatment decisions must be individualized, and will depend on the state of systemic disease. Selected patients could benefit from surgical treatment. Although most patients selected for surgery will not be cured, the aim of surgery is to avoid the complications of uncontrolled central neck disease. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 109:36–41 . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.