Hemithyroidectomy

Hemithyroidectomy is associated with better quality of life after surgery than total thyroidectomy for adults with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, though more studies are needed, according to findings from a systematic review.

In a small group of adults diagnosed with medullary thyroid microcarcinoma, few had disease recurrence or died during more than 6 years of follow-up, according to findings from an Australian database.

Adults with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent hemithyroidectomy had lower risks for surgical complications compared with those who had total or near-total thyroidectomy, according to study data.