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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Endocrine_Disorders: Thyroid: Treatment: Surgery

Thyroid surgery, either partial thyroidectomy or thyroidectomy is sometimes performed to remove all or part of the thyroid gland, if cancer is found or suspected, if there is a large goiter, and in some cases as a treatment for hyperthyroidism.

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