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ea0037ep914 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2015

Differentiated thyroid cancer: assessment of clinical practice in a tertiary referral centre

Owens Patrick , Lowery Aoife , Quill Denis , Bell Marcia , Kerin Michael

International best practice guidelines provide well-defined recommendations for the management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) measuring ≤1 cm, >4 cm and for those with defined risk factors. However, the extent of surgery and requirement for radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) are less clearly defined for tumours 1–4 cm in size. Guidelines recommend a ‘personalised decision making’ approach for this cohort, with therapeutic decisions based on pat...