Evaluation of Treatment of Differentiated Carcinoma of Thyroid.

The treatment of patient with differentiated carcinoma of thyroid consists of three stages, surgery, I 1.1.i ablation and hormone therapy. To avoid the problems mentioned in the article, initially the patient should have thyroid scan, T.1 , T4, thyroglobulin estimation and a chest x-ray, prior to surgery which should be carried out by a competent surgeon, in order that total thyroidectomy can be carried out in one session. Following surgery thyroid hormones should not be prescribed, but the patient should have thyroid scan repeated, and be referred to radiotherapy oncologist or nuclear medicine specialist.