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ReviewWorld journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery2020

Usefulness of PET-CT scan in recurrent thyroid cancer.

Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Fausto Fama', Salvatore Antonio Pignata, Antonella Pino, Alessandro Pontin, Ettore Caruso, Yantao Fu, Shijie Li, Carmelo Mazzeo, Hui Sun and 1 more

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Review in World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors.

Gianlorenzo DionigiDivision for Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Fausto Fama'Division for Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Salvatore Antonio PignataNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Antonella PinoDivision for Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Alessandro PontinDivision for Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Ettore CarusoDivision for Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Yantao FuJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Division of Thyroid Surgery, China- Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Shijie LiJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Division of Thyroid Surgery, China- Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Carmelo MazzeoDivision for Emergency Surgery, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi'', University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Hui SunJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Division of Thyroid Surgery, China- Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Sergio BaldariNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss the risk of recurrence in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer and emphasize the importance of risk-group stratification, early recurrence identification and application of new imaging modalities, what is the PET-CT. Moreover, follow-up of patients with thyroid carcinoma should be carried out by specialized teams throughout life. Therefore, interdisciplinary case discussions in tumor conferences may improve the use of multimodal therapy especially in patients with poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas. After baseline follow-up, if there is a suspicion of thyroid carcinoma, early PET-CT should be used for early detection and appropriate planning. Fortunately, due to the good localization possibility, the PET-CT enables a focused surgical procedure with avoidance of an unnecessary tumor search and thereby a reduction of the risk of injury of neighboring structures which is a concern with reoperative neck surgery.

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PET-CTRecurrenceThyroidThyroid cancerThyroidectomy

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PMCPMC7548382

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