Showing posts with label Total Thyroidectomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Total Thyroidectomy. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Total Thyroidectomy

Which of the following is not an indication for Total Thyroidectomy?

a. Total thyroidectomy is recommended for Hurthle cell neoplasms larger than 4 cm.
b. Total thyroidectomy is recommended for Papillary thyroid cancer exceeding 1 cm.
c. For patients with hyperthyroidism due to a single hot nodule, total thyroidectomy
    is the best operation.
d. Total thyroidectomy is advocated in a patient of a thyroid nodule with a history of head and neck irradiation.

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