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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
In 1811, the first thyroid cancer case was reported. Thyroid cancer was first described by William Stewart Halsted, an American surgeon in the late nineteenth century.
Discovery
- In 1811, the first thyroid cancer case was reported.
- In 1833, Allan Burns and Gaspard Bayle described the difference between thyroid cancer and goiter.[1]
- Cancer of thyroid was the first ever described disease of thyroid.[2]
- Thyroid cancer was first described by William Stewart Halsted and named it thyroid tumor or sarcomatous degeneration.
- In 1951, head and neck irradiation was proved to cause thyroid cancer in children
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- 1884, thyroidectomies were performed successfully for thyroid disorders.
- Theodore Kocher (1841-1917) was considered as an expert in thyroidectomies in Switzerland.
- Charles Horace Mayo was considered as an expert in thyroidectomies in United States.
- Murray found out that patients with hypothyroidism responds well to injecting thyroid extracts to them.
Reference
- ↑ Greene, Frederick (2012). Clinical approach to well-differentited thyroid cancers. Delhi, India: Byworld Books. ISBN 978-8181930828.
- ↑ Hegner CF (1932). "A History of Thyroid Surgery". Ann. Surg. 95 (4): 481–92. PMC 1391584. PMID 17866746.