[Late results of surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer].

Retrospective analysis of 94 patients who were operated on in the clinic in 1981-1987 for differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid was conducted with the use of the classification of the disease formulated by the American United Cancer Committee and the Committee TNM of the International Anticancer Union which takes into account the patients's age. According to the new system of stages, 34 patients under 45 years of age with any indices of T, N, and MO, and 14 patients over 45 years of age with indices Tl, NO, and MO were related to stage I. The postoperative follow-up period ranges from 4 to 9.

[Plasmapheresis in preoperative care of patients with thyrotoxicosis].

The authors studied the efficacy of plasmapheresis in preoperative management of patients with thyrotoxicosis in intolerance of and resistance to thyrostatic agents. Seventy-three patients were examined. Preoperative management was accomplished by gravitation plasmapheresis (PP) with a PP-0.

[Prognostic index in cancer of the thyroid gland].

A retrospective investigation of 92 patients operated upon for thyroid carcinoma was performed with the help of a prognostic index. The prognostic index built on the basis of multifactorial analysis allows to form risk groups and to detect five-year survival.

Preoperative treatment of patients with thyrotoxicosis.

A combination of antithyroid drugs and thyreoidine appears to be the optimal preoperative treatment for patients with thyrotoxicosis. A combination of methimazole and thyroid in adequate dosages can eliminate thyrotoxicosis and prevent postoperative reactions and increased intraoperative bleeding.