ENT (Otolaryngology) and Audiology
Main Line Health otolaryngology and audiology experts treat and manage conditions affecting your ears, nose and throat at locations in the Philadelphia area.
Surgery is often the first and main treatment for almost all thyroid cancers. Your doctor will use tissue removed during surgery to determine the cancer's type and stage. The type and stage of the cancer helps determine whether you need additional treatment. When you have surgery for thyroid cancer, your surgeon may use one of the following methods.
Surgeons today most often do total or near-total thyroidectomies. Your surgeon also may remove the lymph nodes near the thyroid if they are known to have cancer cells in them or if they look abnormal or suspicious. This procedure is called either a central compartment neck dissection or a modified radical neck dissection. It depends on the extent of lymph node removal.
After surgery, you may need treatment with radioactive iodine. This can kill any remaining cancer cells. You may still benefit from additional surgery in the future if the tumor recurs either in the area of the original thyroid tumor, or at another site.
Main Line Health otolaryngology and audiology experts treat and manage conditions affecting your ears, nose and throat at locations in the Philadelphia area.
When hormones are out of balance, you can experience a wide range of problems. Main Line Health endocrinologists can help assess your needs and provide care for any endocrinology and metabolism conditions.