Thyroid Cancer

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 Patientswith 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 DifferentiatedThyroid 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.