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Column 19. How Long Should Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Be Followed After Surgery?

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Observation after surgery for differentiated thyroid carcinoma should be performed as long as possible, e.g., 10 years at minimum and over 20 years if possible.

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  1. Department of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1 Chuo, Amimachi, Inashikigun, Ibaraki, 300-0395, Japan

    Minoru Fujimori

  2. Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Clinical Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Hisato Hara

  3. Department of Thoracic and Thyroid Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hidemitsu Tsutsui

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  1. Minoru Fujimori
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  1. Ito Hospital, 4-3-6 Jinguumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8308, Japan

    Hiroshi Takami

  2. , Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, 8-2-35 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0011, Japan

    Yasuhiro Ito

  3. Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foun, 6-33 Noguchinaka-machi, Beppu, 874-0932, Japan

    Hitoshi Noguchi

  4. , Department of Breast and Endocrine Surge, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 1-1-2 Nakao, Asahi-ku, Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan

    Akira Yoshida

  5. , Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada- cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    Takahiro Okamoto

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Fujimori, M., Hara, H., Tsutsui, H. (2013). Column 19. How Long Should Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Be Followed After Surgery?. In: Takami, H., Ito, Y., Noguchi, H., Yoshida, A., Okamoto, T. (eds) Treatment of Thyroid Tumor. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54049-6_77

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