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ea0011p917 | Thyroid | ECE2006

Thyroid cancer management: are guidelines being met?

Chahal HS , Velmurugan S , Mellish SA , Lewis R , Metcalfe KA , Ahlquist JA

Thyroid cancer is the commonest malignancy seen in endocrine practice. Audits of clinical practice have revealed significant variations in management, and the British Thyroid Association have published guidelines (2002) to address this. The aim of our study was to assess the care-stage at which practice falls short of agreed standards. We performed retrospective case note review of 83 patients (72 female) followed in a specialist thyroid cancer clinic over 5 years. Histology d...