Prophylactic thyroidectomy: who needs it, when, and why. J Surg Oncol 2015 Jan;111(1):61-5
Date
06/27/2014Pubmed ID
24965542DOI
10.1002/jso.23697Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84920153148 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
The most common hereditary thyroid cancer is medullary thyroid cancer, which can be associated with MEN 2A, MEN 2B, or FMTC. In these patients, prophylactic thyroidectomy is recommended; timing of surgery is dependent on the specific RET mutation. Prophylactic thyroidectomy should include total thyroidectomy and accompanying central compartment neck dissection should be done for patients at high risk for micro-metastatic disease only. Surgery should be performed at tertiary care institutions by high-volume thyroid surgeons.
Author List
Wang TS, Opoku-Boateng A, Roman SA, Sosa JAAuthor
Tracy S. Wang MD, MPH Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
FemaleHumans
Male
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
Thyroid Neoplasms
Thyroidectomy
