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General surgeon removing thyroid: Do I need a specialist?

Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Jul 30, 2023 | Replies (7)
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@koh

I don’t know if it is better to have endocrinologist do your surgery, however I think it’s very important to have a surgeon with a strong background in thyroid cancer. I did not think Hurthle cell carcinoma could be diagnosed before surgery…. Testing could reveal strong possibility of HCC but could not diagnose it. Good luck!

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lilyann | @lilyann | Jan 3, 2023

hi koh, i have seen the general surgeon and my husband and i just love the heck out of him. what a wonderful, respectful and knowledgeable person he was. thing is, he will not be doing my surgery, he is going to set me up with someone he had interned with and how he specialized in thyroid surgery and being my vocal cord on the right is paralyzed and he feels that the cancer has reached the vocal cords. so i will be waiting on a call to see what's what. so you are so right as far as a dr. with a strong background in thyroids. thanks for listening.

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