Bookedited by Frederick L. Greene, Andrzej L. Komorowski.
Summary: The management of patients with thyroid cancers is a constantly changing field due to numerous developments in diagnostics and therapy. This book provides clinicians with up-to-date information on the current management of patients through all stages of their thyroid disease: from diagnosis of thyroid nodules through staging, extent and technique of surgery to adjuvant therapies, and follow-up schemes. The book is meant for medical students, residents and consultants in various disciplines, including otolaryngology, head and neck surgery and oncology.
Contents:
Historical perspective and current epidemiology
Pathology of differentiated thyroid cancers
Clinical evaluation of the thyroid gland
Imaging in thyroid cancer
Staging of differentiated thyroid cancer
Preoperative endocrine management of differentiated thyroid cancer
Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer
Minimally invasive approach to the thyroid
Management of advanced thyroid cancer: Local recurrence and neck dissections
Nutritional issues in patients with thyroid cancer
Patient safety in surgery for thyroid cancer
Postoperative complications in thyroid surgery
Adjuvant treatment and follow up of differentiated thyroid cancer.