GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED THYROID CANCER

Abstract

The paper deals with current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of locally advanced, recurrent and metastatic medullary and low-grade thyroid cancer. It highlights problems in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of this pathology on the basis of our clinic’s experience. Data on global trends in medical treatment for low-grade radioactive iodine therapy-refractory thyroid tumors, as well as disseminated and metastatic medullary cancer are given.

Keywords

• locally advanced thyroid cancer
• recurrent thyroid cancer
• low-grade refractory and metastatic cancers
• medullary cancer
• diagnosis
• surgical treatment
• drug therapy