Doctors in Uttar Pradesh performed robotic surgery to remove cancer in the thyroid gland.
Papillary Thyroid Cancer - Types, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment
Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for almost 80 % of all thyroid cancer cases. Surgery and radioiodine therapy are the mostly used treatment options.
Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for almost 80 % of all thyroid cancer cases. Surgery and radioiodine therapy are the mostly used treatment options.
‘Researchers successfully removed the tumor of thyroid gland in a four-hour operation without making an incision in the throat.’
After examination, the doctors told her that the due to its size and complications, its surgery is not possible without making an incision in the neck. She was uncomfortable and disappointed about the incision marks after the surgery.
Robotic Thyroidectomy
She was then referred to Robotic Thyroid Surgeon Dr. Gyan Chand of SGPGI Lucknow to get the surgery done without incision in the throat.Dr. Gyan, after necessary tests, said that the tumor could be removed through robotic surgery without making an incision in the throat and this will be the first case in itself.
After the successful surgery, Dr. Gyan Chand said that the whole process of removing such a large thyroid gland by robotic thyroid surgery is very complicated, but it is a scarless surgery and gives relief to the patient.
Thyroid Cancer – Symptoms - Risk Factors - Diagnosis - Treatment - Prevention
“Shaped like a butterfly she sits within the neck,” that’s what an anonymous poet wrote about the thyroid gland but it can become cancerous and spread to other parts.
“Shaped like a butterfly she sits within the neck,” that’s what an anonymous poet wrote about the thyroid gland but it can become cancerous and spread to other parts.
Quiz on Thyroid Cancer
The thyroid is a small gland, but yet this gland controls functions of the entire body. Cancer of the thyroid can have serious consequences and should be diagnosed and treated early. Test your knowledge on thyroid cancer by taking this quiz.
The thyroid is a small gland, but yet this gland controls functions of the entire body. Cancer of the thyroid can have serious consequences and should be diagnosed and treated early. Test your knowledge on thyroid cancer by taking this quiz.
Can Genomic Screening Aid Early Detection of Thyroid Cancer?
Population-based genomic screening provides chances for early detection and treatment of medullary thyroid cancer.
Population-based genomic screening provides chances for early detection and treatment of medullary thyroid cancer.
