Yasuhiro Ito – författare

This book is an authoritative and current review of thyroid and parathyroid cancer. The issues covered in this book change rapidly and are the subject of discussion and debate in publications, conferences, and seminars. Each subject is treated by the world’s foremost authority who provides both context for the subject and the latest information.Controversies in Cancer of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands opens with an examination of the options for imaging in thyroid and parathyroid gland cancer, followed by a discussion of biopsies and molecular testing. Next, the authors discuss different surgical approaches, active surveillance, radioiodine therapy, and radiotherapy. Subsequent chapters include coverage of different types of cancer, including metastatic thyroid cancer, anaplastic cancer of the thyroid, and poorly and well differentiated thyroid cancer.This is a must-read book for those dealing with thyroid and parathyroid cancers, including otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, endocrinologists, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, and residents and fellows in all these specialties.

Creating clinical guidelines is a modern trend. Published studies pertaining to a given theme are collected, their credibility evaluated, and then treatment options in the form of evidence-based guidelines are offered. There are a number of guidelines for the treatment of thyroid tumors that have established positions in clinical practice in North America and in Western European countries. In Japan, however, where radioisotope facilities are of limited availability, treatment plans for differentiated thyroid cancer differ considerably from those of America and Europe, and the associated clinical guidelines need modification before they can be adopted. In addition, although thyroid tumor is a common disease in endocrine practice, its management can differ even among specialists. Thus, a Japanese clinical guideline for the treatment of thyroid tumor was desired by many clinicians. As a combination of evidence-based and consensus-based guidelines for the treatment of thyroid tumor, this book offers alternatives to conventional approaches in the West. Ultimately, the authors hope the guideline will lead to the best possible treatment for patients all over the world in the not-distant future.