Management of Thyroid Cancer: Special Considerations (Head and Neck Cancer Clinics Book 2)

Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant endocrine tumor and is the seventh most common cancer seen in throughout out the world. The incidence of thyroid cancer has been increasing more rapidly than any other cancer in many of the cancer registries from different parts of the world. Although the majority of thyroid cancers have an indolent biological behaviour, different histological types have a diverse clinical behaviour. Well-differentiated thyroid cancers have an excellent survival, whereas poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancers have a very poor outcome. This volume of Head and Neck Cancer Clinics addresses advances, controversies and state-of-the-art treatment recommendations of various types of thyroid cancers. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Molecular Risk Stratification of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 1-14 The Significance of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 15-27 Management of the Central Compartment in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 29-37 Management of the Lateral Neck in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 39-50 The Management of Recurrent/Persistent Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in the Central Compartment....Pages 51-60 Management of Distant Metastases in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 61-77 Risk-Adjusted Strategies in Post-Treatment Surveillance of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 79-92 Medullary Thyroid Cancer....Pages 93-111 Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: Current Concepts....Pages 113-123 External Beam Radiotherapy for Thyroid Cancer....Pages 125-131 Targeted Therapies in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 133-145