Management of Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Sanziana A. Roman, MDDirector, Endocrine Surgery Fellowship and Scholars Program, Duke Department of SurgeryChief of General Surgery, Durham VA Medical CenterAssociate Chief of Surgery for Clinical Affairs, Durham VA Medical CenterDurham, NC, USA Julie A. Sosa, MD, MAProfessor of SurgeryProfessor of MedicineChief, Section of Endocrine SurgeryLeader, Endocrine Neoplasia Diseases Group, Duke Cancer InstituteDirector, Health Services Research, Department of SurgeryDurham, NC, USA Carmen C. Solórzano, MD, FACSProfessor of SurgeryChief, Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine SurgeryDirector, Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery CenterVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN, USA

Incidence and Epidemiology.- The Clinically Detected and Palpable Thyroid Nodule.- Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Soft Tissues of the Neck.- Thyroid Nodule Biopsy.- The Bethesda System of Reporting Cytopathology (BSRTC).- Utility of Non-Ultrasound Imaging for the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules and Cancer.- Surveillance of Benign Thyroid Nodules.- Role of Medical Management.- Role of Surgery.- Surgical Intervention for Indeterminate Nodules.- Staging.- Importance of Surgeon Experience in the Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer.- The pediatric thyroid nodule and Papillary Thyroid Cancer Management.- Microcarcinoma.- Surgical Management of Low Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer.- Management of the Central Neck Lymph Nodes: Prophylactic Central Lymph Node Dissection vs. Therapeutic.- Management of the Persistent and Recurrent PTC Lymph Node Metastases.- Management of Thyroid Nodules and Cancer in the Pregnant Patient.- Perioperative Management of the Voice and Calcium.- Initial Treatment/Ablation Based on Risk Stratification.- Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Thyroid Cancer with RAI.- Surveillance of Treated Thyroid Cancer Patients and Thyroid Hormone Replacement and Suppression.- Holistic and Integrative Approaches to Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgery.- Follicular and Hurthle Cell Carcinoma.- Locally Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: What Are the Surgical Treatment Options?.- External Beam Radiation for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.- Systemic Therapy for Advanced Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.

"This book offers a 'comprehensive, easy-to-follow, organized approach' to diagnosis and management. ... This is a high-quality offering in an area that very much needs clarity and logic. It will occupy a unique niche in the endocrinology literature and should find a home on the shelves of primary care practitioners as well as specialists." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2017)