BackgroundWell-differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) are common endocrine cancers. They originate from follicular cells and parafollicular cells, and they have good prognosis. The pivotal treatment is surgery followed by radioiodine management. However, the extent of thyroid resection remains debatable. Currently both total thyroidectomy (TT) and thyroid lobectomy (TL) are performed followed by radioiodine management.
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