The necessity and strategy of multidisciplinary team in management of thyroid carcinoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6090.2017.01.001
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺癌的多学科综合治疗的必要性及策略
- Author:
Xianghui HE
;
Ruoyu JIANG
;
Yizeng WANG
- Keywords:
Thyroid carcinoma;
Multidisciplinary team
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrine Surgery
2017;11(1):1-3
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignancy in the endocrine system.Most patients cannot be cured with operation alone.The concept and implementation of multidisciplinary team (MDT) in clinical oncology attributes to improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer.MDT plays an important role in diagnosis,treatment,and post operational management of thyroid carcinoma,as well as in the application of novel techniques and translational medicine.MDT can maximize the expertise of various disciplines,strengthen inter disciplinary cooperation,and provide standardized and individualized comprehensive treatment for patients with thyroid cancer.The most important benefit of MDT is that individual patient gets the most appropriate treatment decision made by a team of experts,including endocrinologists,nuclear medicine specialists,pathologists,radiologists,radiation therapists,and surgeons.This will be of great significance to improve quality of life and prognosis,at the same time,avoid over-treatment of thyroid cancer.
