Advantages of Partial Thyroid Removal for Thyroid Cancer Video

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07/06/23

Thyroid cancer surgery doesn’t always need to include removal of the entire thyroid gland. Thyroid cancer can be cured in many people by removing only half of the thyroid gland, (called partial thyroidectomy or thyroid lobectomy). Removing only half of the thyroid for thyroid cancer has several advantages: 1) it is easier to maintain thyroid hormone levels, 2) many people have a better sense of wellbeing when some of the normal thyroid gland remains, 3) a decreased risk to the nerves to the voice box and the parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery. In a skilled thyroid cancer surgeon’s care, the complications are very low, however all thyroid surgery is dangerous within inexperienced thyroid surgeons. Choosing the right surgery, for the right cancer, for the right patient is the most important decision to arrive upon. Watch Dr. Clayman discuss the advantages of removing only part of the thyroid gland in surgery for thyroid cancer.

Thyroid cancer surgery has several options provided you have an expert surgeon who knows what is best for you. Partial removal of your thyroid gland may be the right surgery for you and still provide extremely high cure rates for your thyroid cancer. Many people do not need all of their thyroid removed in order to cure the thyroid cancer. This video shows several advantages to leaving some normal thyroid in your neck when operating to cure a thyroid cancer. Leaving normal thyroid tissue inside of you can make it much easier for your endocrinologist to control your thyroid hormone levels and allow you to feel the same way following your cancer surgery as you did before your thyroid operation. Dr Gary Clayman is one of the worlds most experienced thyroid cancer surgeons.