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* Subtotal thyroidectomy is the treatment for benign thyroid adenoma with pressure symptoms. | * Subtotal thyroidectomy is the treatment for benign thyroid adenoma with pressure symptoms. | ||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
* | * Reaccumulation of the nodule despite 3–4 repeated FNACs | ||
* Size in excess of 4 cm in some cases | |||
* Compressive symptoms | |||
* Vocal cord dysfunction, Lymphadenopathy | |||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery
- Subtotal thyroidectomy is the treatment for benign thyroid adenoma with pressure symptoms.
Indications
- Reaccumulation of the nodule despite 3–4 repeated FNACs
- Size in excess of 4 cm in some cases
- Compressive symptoms
- Vocal cord dysfunction, Lymphadenopathy