ABSTRACT
La tiroidectomía total es el tratamiento de elección en el cáncer diferenciado de tiroides. A pesar de esta intervención, pueden aparecer metástasis regionales y a distancia. El control posterior de la enfermedad se realiza con la determinación de los valores de tiroglobulina, y el rastreo corporal con 201Tl y 131I. Éstos son más fiables en los pacientes a los que se ha practicado una tiroidectomía total. Queremos enfatizar en la importancia del seguimiento médico tras el tratamiento quirúrgico, incluso en ausencia de síntomas (AU)
Total thyroidectomy is the surgical treatment of choice for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Despite this surgical treatment, locoregional and distant metastases can develop. Postoperative follow-up should include determination of serum thyroglobulin levels and radioactive iodine (131I) and thallium (201Tl) whole body scans. These techniques are more reliable in patients who have undergone total thyroidectomy. We stress the importance of routine medical follow-up after surgical treatment of thyroid cancer, even in the absence of symptoms (AU)
Subject(s)
Female , Middle Aged , Humans , Thyroidectomy/methods , Thyroglobulin/analysis , Thyroid Gland/pathology , Thyroid Gland , Radiography, Thoracic , Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery , Thyroid Neoplasms , Neoplasm Metastasis/therapy , Neoplasm Metastasis , Thyroid Gland/surgery , Thyroid Gland , Frontal Lobe/pathology , Frontal Lobe/surgery , Frontal LobeABSTRACT
Total thyroidectomy is the surgical treatment of choice for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Despite this surgical treatment, locoregional and distant metastases can develop. Postoperative follow-up should include determination of serum thyroglobulin levels and radioactive iodine (131I) and thallium (201Tl) whole body scans. These techniques are more reliable in patients who have undergone total thyroidectomy. We stress the importance of routine medical follow-up after surgical treatment of thyroid cancer, even in the absence of symptoms.
