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Review
. 2018 Mar;44(3):357-366.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

Post-treatment surveillance of thyroid cancer

L Y Wang  1 , I Ganly  2
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Review

Post-treatment surveillance of thyroid cancer

L Y Wang et al. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

An increased incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has resulted in an increased population of thyroid cancer survivors requiring ongoing disease surveillance. Our institution's risk-adapted surveillance strategy is based on a contemporary understanding of disease biology, guided by analysis of prognostic factors and balanced application of available surveillance modalities. The goal of this strategy is to detect recurrent disease early, identify patients who would benefit from further treatment and reduce over investigation of low-risk patients. This article describes our center's risk-stratified approach to the postoperative surveillance of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer with reference to the recent 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines.

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness; Epidemiology; Recurrence; Surgery; Survival; Thyroid neoplasm.

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Authors have no conflict of interests to declare. This work had no specific funding.

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