Surgery of Endocrine Glands With Emphasis on Diseases of the Thyroid

Abstract

This symposium, based entirely on questions submitted by the audience, deals principally with diseases of the thyroid gland. Topics include evaluation of solitary thyroid nodules, screening tests for hyperthyroidism, preparation of patients for thyroid surgery, the relationship of LATS to Graves' disease, preferred treatment for thyrotoxicosis, diagnosis and management of thyroiditis (including Hashimoto's), needle biopsy of the thyroid, and thyroid suppressive therapy in cancer. Tests for pancreatic adenoma and for pheochromocytoma, endocrine effects of nonendocrine malignancies, and differential diagnosis of hyper- adrenocorticism are also considered briefly.