A 27-year-old woman presents with 26 weeks of gestation with a thyroid lesion which is found to be papillary carcinoma of thyroid. Which is the best treatment for this patient?: (A) Thyroid ablation using radioactive Iodine, (B) Total thyroidectomy, (C) Observation, (D) Hemi-thyroidectomy
Answer is B. - Treatment of PCT: Total thyroidectomy (TOC) Radioactive iodine - Contraindications of RAI: Pregnancy Lactation In this case patient is pregnant therefore total thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice