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Thyroid Surgery
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Success of a thyroidectomy to remove thyroid cancer depends on the Reference type of cancer and whether it has spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body. You may need follow-up treatment to help prevent the cancer from returning or to treat cancer that has spread.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: March 28, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology |
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