Well-differentiated thyroid cancers

Abstract

Well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas are defined as papillary and follicular thyroid cancers. They consist of 80 % of all thyroid cancers and their primary therapies are surgical. The aim of present review is to present risk factors of occuring well differantial thyroid cancers and the factors that affect prognosis. The choices of surgery including total thyroidectomy, lobectomy and neck dissection are discussed. © 2012 OMU.