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INITIAL TREATMENT
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Total thyroidectomy +/- lymphadenectomy, except in unifocal microcarcinoma
(individualized to patient)
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ADJUVANT TREATMENT
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Radioactive iodine (
131
I) (RAI) therapy
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FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT
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Levothyroxine to suppress TSH to <0.1 mU/L
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RECURRENT OR METASTATIC DISEASE TREATMENT
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Local therapy (re-operation, external radiation)
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Systemic therapy
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RAI therapy
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Patients with refractory advanced disease
ü
Chemotherapy (limited efficacy and considerable toxicity)
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Targeted agents or clinical trials
Haugen BR, et al. Thyroid 2017
Management of Differentiated
Thyroid Cancer (DTC)