Total or near total thyroidectomy in patients with multifocal micropapillary cancer may reduce the risk of cancer recurrence

Cancer recurrence is more common in patients with multifocal micropapillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy compared to patients with unifocal papillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy, according to data presented on Oct 2, 2008 at the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Chicago, IL. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)  MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.