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Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy for Follicular Microcarcinomas

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The diagnosis of follicular thyroid cancer <1 cm is most likely to occur after initial thyroid lobectomy. High risk features include widely invasive, extensive angioinvasion (≥4 foci), or presence of distant metastasis and are the primary predictors of poor prognosis. In the absence of these features, thyroid lobectomy is likely adequate for treatment.

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Yip, L. (2018). Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy for Follicular Microcarcinomas. In: Angelos, P., Grogan, R. (eds) Difficult Decisions in Endocrine Surgery. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92860-9_8

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