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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
* The minimal surgical procedure is a lobectomy, removing all thyroid tissue on the side of the lesion. | * The minimal surgical procedure is a lobectomy, removing all thyroid tissue on the side of the lesion.<ref> Benign thyroid nodules. SurgWiki. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Thyroid#Benign_thyroid_nodules Accessed on October 11, 2015</ref> | ||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
* Reaccumulation of the nodule despite 3–4 repeated FNACs | * Reaccumulation of the nodule despite 3–4 repeated FNACs | ||
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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
- The minimal surgical procedure is a lobectomy, removing all thyroid tissue on the side of the lesion.[1]
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
References
- ↑ Benign thyroid nodules. SurgWiki. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Thyroid#Benign_thyroid_nodules Accessed on October 11, 2015