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This book is an authoritative and current review of thyroid and parathyroid cancer. The issues covered in this book change rapidly and are the subject of discussion and debate in publications, conferences, and seminars. Each subject is treated by the world’s foremost authority who provides both context for the subject and the latest information. Controversies in Cancer of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands opens with an examination of the options for imaging in thyroid and parathyroid gland cancer, followed by a discussion of biopsies and molecular testing. Next, the authors discuss different surgical approaches, active surveillance, radioiodine therapy, and radiotherapy. Subsequent chapters include coverage of different types of cancer, including metastatic thyroid cancer, anaplastic cancer of the thyroid, and poorly and well differentiated thyroid cancer. This is a must-read book for those dealing with thyroid and parathyroid cancers, including otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, endocrinologists, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, and residents and fellows in all these specialties.

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Author:   Prathamesh S. Pai ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Ashok R Shaha ,  Christopher de Souza
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032131294

ISBN 10:   3032131294
Pages:   594
Publication Date:   02 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Embryology, Anatomy and Applied Anatomy of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.- Contemporary Work Up of Thyroid Nodules.- Introduction to Thyroid diseases & cancer.- Molecular Testing in FNA in Thyroid Cancer.- Non-surgical Approaches to the Thyroid Nodule.- Active surveillance for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.- Controversies in the Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancers.- Management of Retrosternal Goiter.- Surgical Management of Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancers.- Remote-Access Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.- Complications of thyroid surgery.- Controversies in Nerve Monitoring in Thyroid Surgery.- Dynamic Risk Stratification in Differentiated Cancer.- Controversies of Radioiodine Therapy in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.- External Beam Radiation Therapy in Thyroid Cancer.- Controversies in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Thyroid Cancer.- Controversies in the Management of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.- Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Advanced and Metastatic Thyroid Cancers.- Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma.- Pathology updates in cancer of the thyroid and its clinical implications.- Quality of Life following Cancer of the Thyroid Gland.- Controversies in the Surgical Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer.- Mutational testing in advanced thyroid cancer and its implications on targeted treatments.- Pediatric Thyroid Cancer.- History of Parathyroid Disorders and Management.- Evaluation and management of Hyperparathyroidism.- Perioperative Imaging and Identification of Parathyroid Glands.- Surgical management of hyerparathyroidism.- Decision in Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Parathyroid carcinoma.

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Prathamesh S. Pai MS(ENT), DNB, DORL, EPGDHA Consultant Head Neck Surgeon Former Professor and Chief Division of Head & Neck Surgery Department of Surgical Oncology Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, India Yasuhiro Ito, M.D., Ph.D Consultant Surgeon, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan Ashok R. Shaha, M.D.  Allan H. Selig Chair in Head and Neck Surgery  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  Professor of Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College   New York, New York, USA    Christopher de Souza Lilavati Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, Holy Spirit Hospital, Bhatia Hospital Dept of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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