Main description:

This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in thyroid cancer. The book reviews new data about molecular genetics and molecular diagnostic approaches, covers diagnosis and treatment of localized disease, and conventional and newer therapies for dealing with recurrent and metastatic disease. Areas of controversy, with expert opinions from both outlooks, are also covered.

Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer serves as a very useful resource for physicians and researchers dealing with, and interested in, this challenging malignancy. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information.

Contents:

1 Over view and Introduction

2 The Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer

3 Thyroid Anatomy

4 Epidemiology and Environment in Thyroid Cancer Development

5 Molecular Genetics of Thyroid Cancer

6 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer

7 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Follicular Thyroid Cancer

8 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

9 Molecular Diagnostic Approaches and their Clinical Utility

10 Observation alone in Thyroid Cancer

11 Surgical Treatment of Papillary and Fol

licular Thyroid Cancer

12 Lymphadenectomy in Thyroid Cancer, Indications and Techniques

13 Prognostic and Risk Assessment Systems

14 Radioactive Iodine as Adjuvant or Systemic Treatment

15 TSH Suppression after Initial Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

16 Imaging Modalities in the Diagnosis of Recurrent or Metastatic Disease

17 Operative Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Disease<

18 Local and Systemic Treatment of Unresectable Disease

19 Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation Therapy in Advanced Disease