Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer(a report of 246 cases)
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺癌的外科治疗(附246例报告)
- Author:
Zhiming WANG
;
Xinying LI
;
Xinsheng LU
;
Gewen ZHANG
;
Jingdong LI
;
Ledu ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
THYROID NEOPLASMS/surg;
CARCINOMA,PAPILLARY/surg;
LYMPH NODE EXCISION
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
1994;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the diagnosis, surgical treatment of thyroid cancer and prevention of the surgical complications. Methods Clinical data of 246 cases of thyroid cancer were analysed retrospectively from March 1990 to April 2001. Results 135 and 80 patients were diagnosed before and during operation, and all patients were diagnosed after operation; Reoperation was performed in 57 patients and residual carcinoma tissue was found in 30 patients; 1, 3 and 5 years surviving rate of thyroid cancer after operation were 99.2% , 96.3% and 91.5% respectively; No death occurred in the 246 cases after operation, 4 cases of whom showed temporary vocal cord paralysis and 3 cases showed tic due to hypocalcemia. Conclusions Intraoperative frozen section is helpful for the diagnosis and the choice of operative methods; The extention of thyroidectomy and whether to perform lymph dissection vary with the pathology types and risk factors. Patients should take thyroid tablets all their lives.
