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Follicular thyroid cancer historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In 1811, the first thyroid cancer case was reported. Thyroid cancer was first described by William Stewart Halsted, an American surgeon, in the late nineteenth century.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Cancer of thyroid was the first ever described disease of thyroid.[1]
- Thyroid cancer was first described by William Stewart Halsted.
- In 1951, head and neck irradiation demonstrated to cause thyroid cancer in children.
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- In 1884, thyroidectomies were performed successfully for thyroid disorders.
- Theodore Kocher (1841 – 1917) was considered an expert in thyroidectomies in Switzerland.
- Charles Horace Mayo was considered as an expert in thyroidectomies in the United States.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]