TriangleFOR PATIENTS · SOURCE READING
Surgery
Source: Childhood Thyroid Cancer (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: October 16, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.
Context: Types of treatment for childhood thyroid cancer
Surgery is the most common treatment for thyroid cancer. One of the following procedures may be used:
Total thyroidectomy is the removal of the whole thyroid. Lymph nodes near the cancer may also be removed and checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.
Near-total thyroidectomy is the removal of all but a very small part of the thyroid. Lymph nodes near the cancer may also be removed and checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.
In children, a total thyroidectomy is usually done.
Learn more about Surgery to Treat Cancer.
Source links and citations
Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice