Thyroid nodules, Cancers and Goiters

1. Introduction
2. How to use the guidelines
3. Evaluating a thyroid nodule
   • Key points
   • Resource appropriate evaluation of a thyroid nodule
4. How to manage a thyroid nodule after FNAC and/or Ultrasound
5. Papillary carcinoma
6. Follicular neoplasm
7. Hürthle cell carcinoma
8. Medullary carcinoma
9. Anaplastic carcinoma
10. Large symptomatic goitre
11. Diagnostic procedures
    • Wayne’s Index for hyperthyroidism
    • FNAC
      • Bethesda system for risk of malignancy
      • Clinical indications
      • Ultrasound indications
    • Ultrasound risk stratification for malignancy
    • Diagnostic thyroid surgery in absence of FNAC/ultrasound
      • Clinical indications
      • Ultrasound indications
      • Nodulectomy vs lobectomy
12. Surgery
    • Considerations before proceeding to thyroid surgery
    • Surgical options in resource limited settings
    • Nodulectomy
    • Subtotal thyroidectomy
13. Key Open Access Article: Zafereo M, Yu J, Onakoya PA, et al. African Head and Neck Society Clinical Practice guidelines for thyroid nodules and cancer in developing countries and limited resource settings. Head & Neck. 2020;1–11. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hed.26094

Index: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Head & Neck Cancers