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ea0049ep1408 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Evaluation of disease outcome in patients affected with differentiated thyroid carcinoma treated with total thyroidectomy or lobectomy

Colombo Carla , De Leo Simone , Perrino Michela , Di Stefano Marta , Cantoni Gianmaria , Vicentini Leonardo , Fugazzola Laura

Abstract: An individualized risk-based approach to the treatment of thyroid cancer is being extensively discussed in the recent literature, but controversies remain about the ideal surgical approach. In particular, if some data showed that properly selected thyroid cancer patients can be treated with lobectomy (LT) with excellent clinical outcomes, other results demonstrated an increased incidence of persistent recurrent disease in patients submitted to LT with respect to thos...