[Thyroid carcinoma. Diagnosis--nonoperative therapy--after care]. / Schilddrüsenkarzinom. Diagnostik--nicht operative Therapie--Nachsorge.
MMW Fortschr Med
; 143(1-2): 26-31, 2001 Jan 11.
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ABSTRACT
Thyroid carcinomas may originate in the thyroid cells (follicular and papillary, carcinoma, so-called differentiated carcinomas, constituting roughly 80-90% of cases), and the calcitonin-producing parafollicular C cells (medullary carcinoma, roughly 10%). The suspected diagnosis is clarified with the aid of ultrasonography, scintigraphy and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Primarily, carcinomas of the thyroid are treated surgically; in the case of differentiated carcinomas, surgery is followed by radio-iodine treatment, and in the follow-up period 131I scintigraphy is performed. During this period, physical examination, ultrasonography of the neck, monitoring of the tumours markers, and treatment with levothyroxine are applied (TSH-suppressive in cases of differentiated carcinoma). In the event of a recurrence showing rapid progression, when surgical and nuclear medical treatment modalities have been exhausted, chemotherapy can be given.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Tiroides
/
Carcinoma Medular
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
De
Revista:
MMW Fortschr Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article