Reoperative Thyroid Surgery
Chapter 53 Reoperative Thyroid Surgery Jeremy L. Freeman, Dae S. Kim, Mohammed Ahmed Alzahrani, Gregory W. Randolph Introduction Approximately one third of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) have tumor…
Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Neoplasia
Chapter 17 Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Neoplasia Massimo Santoro, Thomas J. Fahey, III. Introduction Thyroid neoplasms encompass a broad spectrum of diseases with variable prognoses. Different histopathologic types of thyroid…
Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Chapter 23 Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Jeffrey F. Moley Introduction Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) comprises 5% to 10% of all thyroid cancers. MTC arises from the parafollicular or C-cells of…
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Chapter 20 Follicular Thyroid Cancer Joshua P. Klopper, Bryan R. Haugen Introduction Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) is a subset of follicular cell–derived thyroid cancer. It falls within the broad category…
Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer
Chapter 29 Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer Aarti Mathur, Electron Kebebew Introduction In 1955, Robinson and Orr published the first report of isolated familial papillary thyroid cancer affecting 24-year-old identical twins.1…
Ethics and Malpractice in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Chapter 49 Ethics and Malpractice in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Peter Angelos, Keith S. Heller Malpractice Issues Introduction All surgeons are ethically concerned about limiting surgical complications. In the United…
Preoperative Radiographic Mapping of Nodal Disease for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Chapter 14 Preoperative Radiographic Mapping of Nodal Disease for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Sara L. Richer, Dipti Kamani, Gregory W. Randolph Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common histologic type…
Hyperthyroidism: Toxic Nodular Goiter and Graves’ Disease
Chapter 5 Hyperthyroidism Toxic Nodular Goiter and Graves’ Disease Kamal A.S. Al-Shoumer, Hossein Gharib Introduction Hyperthyroidism refers to thyrotoxicosis caused by the overproduction of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and…
The Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Nodules
Chapter 11 The Evaluation and Management of Thyroid Nodules Erik K. Alexander Introduction Thyroid nodules are common. The prevalence of nodularity increases with age, and population surveys suggest nearly 5%…
Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Chapter 25 Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Bruno Niederle, Christian Scheuba Introduction Thorough experience has been gained from biochemical screening programs for the early diagnosis of C-cell disease in families with…
