Thyroid Cancer in Clinical Practice

The number of patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer is increasing drama- cally in the United States, and there are more than 30,000new cases annually. About 5% of adults have a thyroid nodule that can be felt and between 300/0 and 500/0 have one or more nodules that can be identified by ultrasound. Thyroid Cancer in Clinical Practice covers all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer. The author has spent more than 35 years in Nuclear Medicine and Thyroidology in the clinical care ofpatients with thyroid nodules and or thyroid cancer. He has published 150 peer reviewed articles and more than 100 reviews and book chapters, the majority devoted to these topics. The text includes evaluation of a patient with a thyroid nodule. The fundamentals ofthyroid pathology are presented. The management ofthyroid cancer in adults, children, and pregnant women is covered separately. There 123 is discussion of whole body scintigraphy with 1, treatment by surgery and 131 1,and the role ofthyroglobulin measurements. The importance oflong term follow up using clinical examination, scintigraphy, ultrasound, and serum thyroglobulin measurements ispresented. There are separate chapters devoted to anaplastic cancer, medullary cancer, lymphoma of the thyroid, and met- tases to the thyroid. The pocket sizedbook provides an easilyaccessiblesource ofinformation and advice to help practitioners manage patients and to und- stand when to refer for consultations. The book supplements existing large texts.

This book covers all aspects of thyroid cancer, including nodules, pathology, thyroid and whole-body scans, ultrasounds, and other nuclear medicine and radiological studies, as well as follow-up testing and prognosis. It tackles the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (the commonest variety) and all aspects of the management including surgery, the role and logistics of radioactive iodine and long-term prescription of thyroid hormone. Also included are images and up to-date procedures such as fused Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) images. A pocket-sized easily accessible source of information to supplement existing large texts, this book provides a handy reference for everyday use for physicians, including primary care doctors, practitioners and trainees in endocrinology, nuclear medicine, oncology, surgery, otolaryngology, radiation and medical oncology, and internal medicine. It will also be a resource for residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, and patients.

Epidemiology and Etiology of Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancers.- Thyroid Anatomy and Physiology.- Thyroid Nodule.- Thyroid Pathology.- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Rare Clinical Situations.- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children.- Thyroid Cancer and Pregnancy.- Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid.- Medullary Cancer.- Primary Lymphoma of the Thyroid.- Metastases to the Thyroid.

This book covers all aspects of thyroid cancer, including nodules, pathology, thyroid and whole-body scans, ultrasounds, and other nuclear medicine and radiological studies, as well as follow-up testing and prognosis. A pocket-sized, easily accessible source of information, supplementing large texts.