Thyroid Operation. If almost any thyroid cancer has spread to lymph nodes the preferred thyroid cancer surgery is a total thyroidectomy. The complication rate of thyroid operations is lower when the operation is done by a surgeon who does a large number of thyroid operations each year.
Total Thyroidectomy The total removal of the thyroid gland. A doctor will perform this surgery in a hospital while the patient is under general anesthesia. Thyroid surgery usually a complete thyroidectomy is usually considered to be the single best and sometimes only therapy required to treat thyroid cancer.
However a Total Thyroidectomy is now the recommended choice.
Thyroid surgery TS has been used in the last century as a procedure for a number of benign and malignant conditions. Lobectomy A lobectomy is an operation that removes the lobe containing the cancer usually along with the isthmus the small piece of the gland that acts as a bridge between. It is performed under a general anaesthetic meaning you will be asleep throughout. However a Total Thyroidectomy is now the recommended choice.