TY - JOUR
T1 - Carcinoma of the thyroid
T2 - Review of 304 gases
AU - Hoffman, Elmer
PY - 1987/6
Y1 - 1987/6
N2 - From 1950 through 1976, 304 patients were treated for carcinoma of the thyroid at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. This series clearly indicates that papillary cancer of the thyroid can be fatal, even after a five-year survival, even as long as 25 years later. This study also shows that a patient with solid cell or undifferentiated carcinoma of the thyroid might live as long as-17 years after operation. Twenty-three patients in this series had had previous operations, 13 of which were for malignancy of. the thyroid. Of these 13 patients, four died of carcinoma of the thyroid. Three had had. lobectomy, two for papillary carcinoma and one for follicular carcinoma, and one had had subtotal, thyroidectomy for undifferentiated carcinoma. Early and complete resection of thyroid carcinoma is indicated because (1) this disease can be fatal, even after long survivals, (2) multiple foci of malignancy may be present in 27% of cases, (3) the disease can recur in the contralateral lobe after previous lobectomy, (4) death can occur even after secondary operation, and (5) careful surgical treatment can yield an uneventful total thyroidectomy.
AB - From 1950 through 1976, 304 patients were treated for carcinoma of the thyroid at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. This series clearly indicates that papillary cancer of the thyroid can be fatal, even after a five-year survival, even as long as 25 years later. This study also shows that a patient with solid cell or undifferentiated carcinoma of the thyroid might live as long as-17 years after operation. Twenty-three patients in this series had had previous operations, 13 of which were for malignancy of. the thyroid. Of these 13 patients, four died of carcinoma of the thyroid. Three had had. lobectomy, two for papillary carcinoma and one for follicular carcinoma, and one had had subtotal, thyroidectomy for undifferentiated carcinoma. Early and complete resection of thyroid carcinoma is indicated because (1) this disease can be fatal, even after long survivals, (2) multiple foci of malignancy may be present in 27% of cases, (3) the disease can recur in the contralateral lobe after previous lobectomy, (4) death can occur even after secondary operation, and (5) careful surgical treatment can yield an uneventful total thyroidectomy.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-198706000-00019
DO - 10.1097/00007611-198706000-00019
M3 - Article
C2 - 3296227
AN - SCOPUS:0023520194
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 80
SP - 741
EP - 752
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 6
ER -