Journal of Korean Thyroid Association  2013;6(1):85-87

doi:10.11106/jkta.2013.6.1.85

Giant Thyroid Cancer in Elderly Patient.

Min Woo PARK 1 ; Kwang Yoon JUNG ; Seung Kuk BAEK

Affiliations

+expand

Keywords

Thyroid neoplasms; Thyroidectomy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Age may be one of the important factors which influence the decision for treatment of thyroid cancer in elderly patients. In addition, although thyroid surgery is generally considered as the procedure with low morbidity, a variety of complications can occur with serious consequences in patients with huge thyroid cancer. We report a case of giant thyroid cancer in elderly patient.