Argentine President Had Surgery for Wrongly Diagnosed Thyroid Cancer

On Jan 4, 2012, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner underwent a total thyroid gland removal for papillary thyroid cancer. On Jan 7, 2012, it was announced that she never had thyroid cancer in the first place! See news report . Why did this happen? And it does happen unfortunately to not only President of a nation, but to ordinary citizens. Without benefit of having access to her medical records, I suspect her medical course went something like this which is what happens in the vast m…

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Argentine President Undergoes Thyroid Surgery

BBC News reported today that popular Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner underwent total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma, a highly curable form of thyroid cancer. Thankfully, there were no complications and she is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the next 2 days. Thyroidectomy is when the entire thyroid gland is removed which is necessary whenever thyroid cancer is present. What are some of the complications that could have occurred? • Voc…

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