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Total thyroidectomy (procedure)

Known as: Complete thyroidectomy, Total Thyroidectomy, thyroidectomy total 
Surgery involving the complete excision of the thyroid gland.
National Institutes of Health

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Complete ExcisionOperative Surgical ProceduresThyroidectomy
Head and neck structureThyroid Gland

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
A Clinical Algorithm for Fine-Needle Aspiration Molecular Testing Effectively Guides the Appropriate Extent of Initial Thyroidectomy
Objective:To test whether a clinical algorithm using routine cytological molecular testing (MT) promotes initial total… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Recurrent Disease in Juvenile Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Prognostic Factors, Treatments, and Outcomes
The overall prognosis in pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is excellent. Recurrent disease is frequent, however… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Complications in Thyroid Surgery for Carcinoma: One Institution’s Surgical Experience
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing morbidity after total thyroidectomy for carcinoma… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparison of 18F-FDG PET and Bone Scintigraphy in Detection of Bone Metastases of Thyroid Cancer
We compared the efficacies of 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-bone scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases in patients with… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer
Abstract. The aim of post-surgical follow-up for differentiated thyroid carcinoma is the early identification of the small… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Expression and activity of human Na+/I− symporter in human glioma cells by adenovirus-mediated gene delivery
Radioiodide concentrating activity in the thyroid, mediated by human Na+/I− symporter (hNIS), provides a mechanism for effective… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Radioiodine uptake in thyroid cancer patients after diagnostic application of low-dose 131I.
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the diagnostic administration of 74 MBq 131I on subsequent uptake of… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who have positive serum thyroglobulin levels and negative radioiodine scans.
Most current evidence suggests that patients with papillary or follicular thyroid cancer after total thyroidectomy who are Tg… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Biologic considerations and operative strategy in papillary thyroid carcinoma: arguments against the routine performance of total thyroidectomy.
Reasons cited for the routine performance of total thyroidectomy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma include: fear of… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Complications of total thyroidectomy for carcinoma.
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