Thyroid cancer surgery

The article was written by: Specialist Doctor II Do Tuong Huan - Oncologist - Oncology Center - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital

Mortality from thyroid cancer has decreased due to the increasing development of thyroid cancer diagnostic tools such as ultrasound and fine needle aspiration goiter, which can diagnose the disease at a very early stage. , the second is the very effective treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer .

Thyroid cancer has many types of which the most common type is well-differentiated thyroid cancer, including papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer. In recent years, according to global cancer records, the rate of thyroid cancer has increased rapidly, but the mortality rate from thyroid cancer has remained little changed, still as low as before. The situation of thyroid cancer in Vietnam is similar to that in the world. The cause of this phenomenon, firstly, the means of thyroid cancer diagnosis such as ultrasound and fine needle aspiration goiter biopsies are increasingly developed, which can diagnose the disease at a very early stage, secondly. It is a very effective treatment for well-differentiated thyroid cancer, so the mortality rate is low.
Most well-differentiated thyroid cancers do not die from thyroid cancer. In a retrospective study, the follow-up of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer after treatment for about 16 years showed a mortality rate of only 6% in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer without distant metastases. .
The cure rate of well-differentiated thyroid cancer is generally more than 90%, especially for small-sized well-differentiated thyroid cancers, the cure rate is up to 98%.

Treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer includes the following methods: surgery, oral thyroid hormone drugs, oral radioactive iodine.
Thyroid surgery involves removal of part or all of the thyroid gland, sometimes with cervical lymphadenectomy if cervical lymph node metastases are present.
Take thyroid hormone drugs to suppress the cancer and reduce the risk of recurrence in the early stages. After the thyroid cancer is stable, thyroid hormone will be taken to supplement thyroid hormone for the body's daily needs.

Oral radioactive iodine is only used for some cancers with a high risk of recurrence. Radiation treatment with oral Iodine 131 is relatively simple, with fewer side effects than radiation therapy with external radiotherapy in other cancers.
Chemotherapy has almost no indication for use in the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer. This makes the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer relatively mild, patients do not have to suffer from chemotherapy side effects such as hair loss, vomiting, anemia, ....

Among the treatments for well-differentiated thyroid cancer mentioned above, surgery is the first, mandatory, and key method of treatment. After surgery, other methods such as endocrine therapy, radioactive iodine treatment will be considered for postoperative support to reduce the recurrence rate of the disease and increase the cure rate for cancer.
If the surgical method is omitted, only using hormonal drugs or using radioactive iodine, the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid cancer is not effective.

Vinmec Central Park Hospital is an international standard hospital in terms of service and quality with JCI certification to ensure maximum patient safety. The hospital has full facilities for diagnosis and surgical treatment of thyroid cancer pathologies.
The most important thing is the dedicated medical staff, with many years of experience oncologists specializing in head, neck and thyroid surgery.
For common cases of thyroid cancer surgery, the patient only needs to stay in the hospital for one night, the patient quickly recovers to be able to be discharged home safely.

In April & May 2021, when there is a need for thyroid cancer examination and treatment at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital, customers will enjoy double incentives:
- Free specialist examination and 50% off Thyroid Cancer Screening Packages such as:
+ Standard Thyroid Screening Package
+ Advanced Thyroid Screening Package
+ Special Thyroid Screening Package
- 50% off cost for customers with only post-examination treatment. The program is limited to the corresponding technique of each hospital and to customers who perform this treatment technique for the first time at Vinmec.