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The Landmark Series: Extent of Surgery for Low-Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

Abstract

The management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancers (DTCs) at low risk for disease progression or relapse after treatment remains controversial. These patients have excellent disease-specific survival. Therefore, minimizing the impact of treatments on patients quality of life is particularly important. For these reasons, the pendulum has swung in recent years to favor less extensive surgery toward lobectomy instead of total thyroidectomy, away from prophylactic (central compartment) lymphadenectomy, and even in some cases, omitting surgery altogether. This review discusses several of the influential studies from the past two decades that have had an impact on the management for these patients, including a shift toward more personalized care.

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