Open AccessWith High-Risk Factors, Total Thyroidectomy is Preferred for Thyroid Cancer
Author(s) -
Lin Han,
Wenlei Li,
Yingxue Li,
Wenjuan Wen,
Yali Yao,
Yongkun Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s249324
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , thyroid cancer , dissection (medical) , malignancy , surgery , neck dissection , lymph node , thyroid , metastasis , cancer , general surgery
Based on thyroid cancer data from patients treated in Liaocheng People's Hospital in 2017, with Chinese national and regional characteristics, in this study we addressed the controversy of which initial thyroid surgical mode, lobectomy or total thyroidectomy, is most effective.