Thyroid cancer : a comprehensive guide to clinical management /: a comprehensive guide to clinical management. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leonard Wartofsky, Douglas Van Nostrand, editors.
• Editors: Wartofsky, L; Van Nostrand, Douglas
• Contents: PART I. General Considerations I: THYROID CANCER -- 1 Anatomy and Physiology of the thyroid gland: Clinical Correlates to Thyroid Cancer -- 2 Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer -- 3 Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cancer & Oncogenes in Thyroid Cancer -- 4 Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Cancer in Children -- 5 The Role of Genetics in the Development of Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer -- 6 Apoptosis in Thyroid Cancer -- 7 Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer -- 8 Classification of Thyroid Malignancies -- 9 Staging of Thyroid Cancer -- 10 Recombinant human Thyrotropin (Thyrogen®) -- PART II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS II: NUCLEAR MEDICINE -- 11 Radioiodine Whole Body Imaging -- 12 Primer and Atlas for the Interpretation of Radioiodine Whole-Body Scintigraphy -- 13 False-Positive Radioiodine-131 scans in Thyroid Cancer -- 14 The Utility of SPECT-CT in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer -- 15 Radioiodine scintigraphy with SPECT/CT: an important diagnostic tool for staging and risk stratification -- 16 Stunning by 131I scanning: Untoward Effect of 131I Thyroid Imaging Prior to Radioablation Therapy -- 17 Stunning is Not a Problem -- 18 Stunning: Does it Exist? A Commentary -- 19 To Perform or Not to Perform Radioiodine Scans Prior to 131I Remnant Ablation? -- PART III. THE THYROID NODULE -- 20 The Thyroid Nodule: Evaluation, Risk of Malignancy, and Management -- 21 Fine-Needle Aspiration -- 22 Diagnostic and Prognostic Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer -- 23 Ultrasonic Imaging of the Thyroid Gland -- 24 Radionuclide Imaging of Thyroid Nodules -- 25 18F Fluoro-deoxyglucose PET and Thyroid Nodules -- 26 Thyroid Nodules and Cancer Risk: Surgical Management -- 27 Thyroid Nodules in Children and Cancer Risk -- 28 Management of the Thyroid Nodule: A Comparison Of Published International Guidelines -- PART IV. WELL-DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER A: PAPILLARY CARCINOMA: PRESENTATION -- 29 Papillary Carcinoma: Clinical Aspects -- 30 Papillary Microcarcinoma -- 31 Surgical Approach to Papillary Thyroid Cancer -- 32 Papillary Carcinoma: Cytology and Pathology -- B. INITIAL MANAGEMENT -- 33 Remnant Ablation, Adjuvant Treatment and Treatment of Locoregional Metastases with 131I -- 34 Thyroid Remnant Radioiodine Ablation with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin -- C. SURVEILLANCE -- 35 Follow-up Strategy in Papillary Thyroid Cancer -- 36 Thyroid Hormone Therapy and Thyrotropin Suppression -- 37 Thyroglobulin for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Measurement and Interferences -- 38 Thyroglobulin Antibodies and Their Measurement -- 39 Diagnosis of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies -- 40 Ultrasound of the neck lymph nodes -- 41 Surveillance Radioiodine Whole Body Scans -- 42 Radionuclide Imaging and Treatment of Children with Thyroid Cancer -- 43 Positron Emission Tomography-/Computed Tomography (PET-CT and PET) in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer -- 44 Alternative Thyroid Imaging -- 45 MR and CT Imaging of Thyroid Cancer -- 46 Thyroglobulin in Lymph Node Aspirate -- 47 Management of the Patients with Negative Radioiodine Scan and Elevated Serum Thyroglobulin -- 48 Prognosis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer -- 49 Surgical Management of Lymph Node Metastases -- 50 Utility of Second Surgery for Lymph Node Metastases -- 51 Papillary Cancer Special Aspects in Children -- 52 Special Presentations of Thyroid Cancer in Thyrotoxicosis, Renal Failure, and Struma Ovarii -- 53 Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma -- 54 Thyroid Cancer in Pregnancy -- D. TREATMENT -- 55 Radiation and Radioactivity -- 56 131I Treatment of Distant Metastases -- 57 Treatment of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer with Radioiodine following preparation by Recombinant Human Thyrotopin -- 58 Dosimetrically-Determined Prescribed Activity of 131I for the Treatment of Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma -- 59 Simplified Methods of Dosimetry -- 60 Radioiodine Dosimetry with Recombinant human Thyrotropin -- 61 The Use of Lithium as an Adjuvant to Radioiodine In the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer -- 62 Side Effects of 131I for Therapy of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma -- 63 Radiation Therapy in Papillary Carcinoma -- 64 Chemotherapy of Thyroid Cancer: General Principles -- 65 Bone Metastases from Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma -- 66 A Summary of Rare Sites of Metastasis Secondary to Differentiated Thyroid Cancer -- 67 Adjunctive Local Approaches to Thyroid Nodules and Metastatic Thyroid Cancer -- 68 Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer: Restoring Response to Radioiodine Therapy -- 69 Alternative and Complementary Treatment of Thyroid Disorders -- PART V. WELL-DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA -- 70 Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma -- 71 Surgical Management of Follicular Cancer -- 72 Pathology of Follicular Cancer -- 73 Hürthle Cell Carcinoma -- 74 Follow-Up Strategy in Follicular Thyroid Cancer -- 75 Radionuclide Imaging and 131I Therapy in Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma -- 76 PET/CT in Follicular Cancer Including Hürthle Cell Cancer -- 77 Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Special Aspects in Children and Adolescents -- 78 External Radiation Therapy of Follicular Carcinoma -- 79 Determinants of Prognosis of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma -- PART VI. VARIANTS OF THYROID CANCER -- 80 Aggressive Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma -- 81 Miscellaneous and Unusual Tumors of the Thyroid Gland -- 82 Pathology of Miscellaneous and Unusual Tumors of the Thyroid Gland -- PART VII. UNDIFFERENTIATED TUMORS: MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA -- 83 Clinical Aspects of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma -- 84 Cytology and Pathology of Medullary Carcinoma -- 85 Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid: Surgical Management -- 86 Radionuclide Imaging of Medullary Carcinoma -- 87 PET/CT in Medullary Thyroid Cancer -- 88 Radiation Therapy in Medullary Cancer -- 89 Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid: Chemotherapy -- 90 A Comparison of the ATA, NCCN, ETA, and BTA Guidelines for the Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer -- PART VIII. UNDIFFERENTIATED TUMORS: THYROID LYMPHOMA -- 91 Thyroid Lymphoma -- 92 Pathology of Lymphoma of the Thyroid -- 93 PET/CT in Lymphoma and Lymphoma of the Thyroid -- PART IX. UNDIFFERENTIATED TUMORS: ANAPLASTIC THYROID CANCER -- 94 Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical Aspects -- 95 Surgical Management of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma -- 96 Pathology of Anaplastic Carcinoma -- 97 PET/CT in Anaplastic Cancer of the Thyroid -- 98 Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer -- 99 Chemotherapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer -- 100 Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Prognosis -- PART X. NEW FRONTIERS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 101 Advances in Radiation Therapy -- 102 New Approaches in Nuclear Medicine for Thyroid Cancer -- 103 124I in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer -- 104 Future Directions for Advanced Thyroid Cancer Therapy -- 105 Potential Approaches to Chemotherapy of Thyroid Cancer in the Future -- PART XI. Additional Resources -- 106 Prophylaxis against Radiation Exposure from Radioiodine -- 107 Low Iodine Diets -- 108 Appendix A: Books and Manuals -- 109 Appendix B: Additional Sources of Information: Support groups, Websites and additional information -- 110 Appendix C: Forms and Instructions for Patients Treated with Radioactivity.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.99/444; Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Treatment; Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Endocrinology; General Surgery; Nuclear Medicine; Thyroid Neoplasms; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493933143; 1493933140; 1493933124; 9781493933129
• Related ISBNs: 9781493933129
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