Abstract:Background: The aim of this prospective study was to assess the effect of the TSH suppression on both disease-free and overall survivals in patients with nonmetastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) after total thyroidectomy.Patients & Methods: One hundred and forty eight patients with pathologically proved operable differentiated thyroid carcinoma were enrolled in this prospective study. Levothyroxin (L-T4) therapy was started in doses according to treatment groups. Patients were randomly assigned to… Show more
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