Differentiated thyroid carcinoma
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Evaluation of Treatment of Differentiated Carcinoma of Thyroid.
The treatment of patient with differentiated carcinoma of thyroid consists of three stages, surgery, I 1.1.i ablation and hormone therapy. To avoid the problems mentioned in the article, initially the patient should have thyroid scan, T.1 , T4, thyroglobulin estimation and a chest x-ray, prior to surgery which should be carried out by a competent surgeon, in order that total thyroidectomy can b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Swiss Medical Weekly
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1424-3997
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2001.09679