Surgical Management of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas: Experience in a Low- Income Country View PDF

^*Deguenonvo REA
Ent Department, Hospital General De Grand-Yoff (HOGGY), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal

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Deguenonvo REA
Ent Department, Hospital General De Grand-Yoff (HOGGY), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Email:deguenonvorichard@yahoo.fr

Published on: 2016-04-05

Abstract

To share our surgical experience in the management of differentiated thyroid carcinomas in a lowincome country. We performed a retrospective study in our department where 21 cases of differentiated thyroid carcinomas were recorded from February 2001 to December 2010.

Keywords

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid; Thyroidectomy; Lobectomy; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Follicular thyroid carcinoma; Central neck dissection

Introduction

Differentiated thyroid cancers generally have a very good prognosis, with a 10-year survival rate greater than 90% [1]. A greater number of ultrasound scans and other imaging techniques along with an increase in the number of thyroidectomies for benign conditions and better histological examination of surgical specimens, have led to the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma cases with low clinical impact [2-5]. Surgical resection has remained the first choice for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer. Total/near-total thyroidectomy and thyroid lobectomy are the two most accepted options