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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 161: D1852, 2017.
Artigo
em Holandês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29171373
RESUMO
Recent literature shows that hemithyroidectomy is a safe alternative for total thyroidectomy in the treatment of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer up to 4 cm in diameter and a low risk of recurrence. According to criteria of the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines, more than 28% of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer of a Dutch cohort would be eligible for hemithyroidectomy instead of the total thyroidectomy they actually underwent. However, standardisation and high quality pre- and postoperative diagnostics are required for responsible implementation of this new guideline in Dutch healthcare.