Chapter 68 Reoperation for Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Anathea C. Powell, Steven K. Libutti Introduction Primary hyperparathyroidism (primary HPT), the unregulated production of parathyroid hormone (PTH) that results in hypercalcemia, is…
Chapter 3 Thyroid Physiology and Thyroid Function Testing Stephanie L. Lee Introduction The lifetime risk of developing thyroid dysfunction is common.1,2 Subclinical and overt hypothyroidism3,4 occurs in 4.6% to 9.5%,…
Chapter 9 The Surgical Management of Hyperthyroidism Christopher R. Mchenry, Chung-yau Lo Introduction Primary hyperthyroidism is a syndrome manifested by signs and symptoms of hypermetabolism and excess sympathetic nervous system…
Chapter 21 Dynamic Risk Group Analysis for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Genevieve Rondeau, R. Michael Tuttle Introduction As described in detail in Chapters 17, Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Neoplasia, 18, Papillary…
Chapter 38 Central Neck Dissection Technique Ralph P. Tufano, Andre Potenza, Gregory W. Randolph “The ancient oracle [at Delphi] said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It…
Chapter 36 Robotic and Extracervical Approaches to the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands A Modern Classification Scheme F. Christopher Holsinger, Ronald B. Kuppersmith, Woong Youn Chung Introduction Please go to expertconsult.com…
Chapter 27 Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Abdalla E. Zarroug, Geoffrey B. Thompson Introduction Much like many childhood diseases, there are major differences in the treatment of pediatric patients with thyroid cancers…
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…
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…
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…
