This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in thyroid cancer. The book reviews new data about molecular genetics and molecular diagnostic approaches, covers diagnosis and treatment of localized disease, and conventional and newer therapies for dealing with recurrent and metastatic disease. Areas of controversy, with expert opinions from both outlooks, are also covered.
Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer serves as a very useful resource for physicians and researchers dealing with, and interested in, this challenging malignancy. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information.
Anne T Mancino, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Arkansas
Chief, General Surgery
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Little Rock, AR
USA
Lawrence T. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
University of North Carolina
170 Manning Drive
1150 Physicians Office Building, CB#7213
Chapel Hill, NC
USA
1 Over view and Introduction
2 The Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer
3 Thyroid Anatomy
4 Epidemiology and Environment in Thyroid Cancer Development
5 Molecular Genetics of Thyroid Cancer
6 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
7 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Follicular Thyroid Cancer
8 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
9 Molecular Diagnostic Approaches and their Clinical Utility
10 Observation alone in Thyroid Cancer
11 Surgical Treatment of Papillary and Fol
licular Thyroid Cancer
12 Lymphadenectomy in Thyroid Cancer, Indications and Techniques
13 Prognostic and Risk Assessment Systems
14 Radioactive Iodine as Adjuvant or Systemic Treatment
15 TSH Suppression after Initial Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
16 Imaging Modalities in the Diagnosis of Recurrent or Metastatic Disease
17 Operative Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Disease<
18 Local and Systemic Treatment of Unresectable Disease
19 Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation Therapy in Advanced Disease
