J Korean Thyroid Assoc.  2012 May;5(1):15-19. 10.11106/jkta.2012.5.1.15.

Postoperative Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer: in View of US

• Kwak JY

• KMID: 2198430
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11106/jkta.2012.5.1.15

Abstract

Postoperative surveillance in patients with thyroid cancer is very important for radiologist to help the clinician manage the patient. The role of ultrasound is important but the diagnostic performance of ultrasound is not enough to find recurrence. In this review, I discuss postoperative surveillance in patients with thyroid cancer in the aspect of ultrasound.

Keyword

Thyroid cancer; Ultrasonography; Postoperative surveillance

MeSH Terms

Humans
Recurrence
Thyroid Gland
Thyroid Neoplasms

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