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Total thyroidectomy
Source: Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 9, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Medullary Thyroid Cancer / Treatment Options for MTC / Localized disease
Patients with MTC are treated with total thyroidectomy unless there is evidence of distant metastasis. In patients with clinically palpable MTC, the incidence of microscopically positive nodes is more than 75%. Routine central and bilateral modified neck dissections are generally done.[9] When cancer is confined to the thyroid gland, the prognosis is excellent.
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