Korean Thyroid Association Guidelines on the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancers; Part IV. Thyroid Cancer during Pregnancy 2024
- Author:
Hwa Young AHN
1
;
Ho-Cheol KANG
;
Mijin KIM
;
Bo Hyun KIM
;
Sun Wook KIM
;
Won Gu KIM
;
Hee Kyung KIM
;
Dong Gyu NA
;
Young Joo PARK
;
Young Shin SONG
;
Dong Yeob SHIN
;
Jee Hee YOON
;
Dong-Jun LIM
;
Yun Jae CHUNG
;
Kwanhoon JO
;
Yoon Young CHO
;
A Ram HONG
;
Eun Kyung LEE
;
Author Information
- Publication Type:REVIEW ARTICLES
- From:International Journal of Thyroidology 2024;17(1):188-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:EN
- Abstract: The prevalence of thyroid cancer in pregnant women is unknown; however, given that thyroid cancer commonly develops in women, especially young women of childbearing age, new cases are often diagnosed during pregnancy. This recommendation summarizes the follow-up and treatment when thyroid cancer is diagnosed during pregnancy and when a woman with thyroid cancer becomes pregnant. If diagnosed in the first trimester, surgery should be postponed until after delivery, and the patient should be monitored with ultrasound. If follow-up before 24–26 weeks of gestation shows that thyroid cancer has progressed, surgery should be considered. If it has not progressed at 24–26 weeks of gestation or if papillary thyroid cancer is diagnosed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, surgery should be considered after delivery.
