Choice of tin scope of surgical treatment in patients with thyroid can cer in radionuclide-polluted areas
Title: Choice of tin scope of surgical treatment in patients with thyroid can cer in radionuclide-polluted areas
Author: Korenev S. K, Pteshkov V. G., Tugai V. V.
Reference: Journal”АННАЛЫ ХИРУРГИИ” No.4 2004
ISSN: 1560-9502
Keywords: THYROID CANCER, SURGICAL TREATMENT, RADIONUCLIDE-POLLUTED AREAS,
Abstract: The rise in thyroid cancer (TC) morbidity in the radionuclide-polluted area generated a need for adequately assessing the available modalities of surgical treatment. The study covered 330 patients with TC (T12N0M0) who lived in the radionu- clide-polluted areas of the Bryansk Region. Hemithyroidectomy with isthmusectomy is the optimum scope of a surgical intervention in low-grade TC (T12N 0Mq). Organ-sparing operations resulted In a 2.7-fold reduction of the rate of postoperative complications. Thyroidectomy does not significantly increase relapse-free survival in patients with TC as compared with organ-sparing operations