Provides evidence-based guidance

Includes informative illustrative cases

Highlights key points for best practice

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Rajeev PARAMESWARAN, BSc MBBS FRCS MPhil FRCS (Endocrine & General)Head, Division of Endocrien SurgeryConsultant Endocrine & General SurgeonUniversity Surgical ClusterNational University Hospital

AMIT AGARWAL, MD Professor, Dept. of Endocrine SurgeryMedical Superintendent, SGPGI HospitalSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

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Provides evidence-based guidance Includes informative illustrative cases Highlights key points for best practice

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THYROIDOLOGY .- Benign thyroid disease: Overview .- Chapter. Anatomy and Physiology of the thyroid.- Chapter. Genetics of thyroid disease.- Chapter. Investigating a thyroid nodule.- Chapter. Nodular goiter.- Chapter. Investigating hyperthyroidism.- Chapter. Thyroiditis.- Chapter. Subclinical thyroid disease.- Chapter. Grave's disease.- Chapter. Cytology of benign disease.- Thyroid oncology: Overview .- Chapter. Molecular pathogenesis of thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Cytology of malignant disease.- Chapter. Differentiated thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Medullary thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Anaplastic thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Imaging in thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Locally Advanced Thyroid cancer.- Chapter. Neck dissection in thyroid cancer.- Chapter. RAI ablation in cancer.- Chapter. Management of metastatic thyroid cancer.- Thyroid technology& outcomes: Overview .- Chapter: Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery.- Chapter: Robotic and Endoscopic thyroid surgery.- Chapter: Outcomes in thyroid surgery.- PARATHYROID .- Benign disease overview .- Chapter: Anatomy and Physiology of the parathyroidgland.- Chapter: Investigating primary hyperparathyroidism.- Chapter: Asymptomatic and normocalcaemic HPT.- Chapter: Managing primary HPT and related complications.- Chapter: Parathyroid surgery .- Chapter: Adjuncts in parathyroid surgery.- Chapter: Renal hyperparathyroidism.- Chapter: Outcomes of parathyroid surgery.- Chapter: Reoperative parathyroid surgery.- Malignant disease and miscellaneous .- Chapter: Genetics of parathyroid disease.- Chapter: Parathyroid cancer.- Chapter: Ethanol ablation for parathyroid disease.- ADRENAL .- Overview .- Chapter: Anatomy and Physiology of the adrenal gland.- Chapter: Genetics of adrenal tumours.- Chapter: Incidentaloma.- Chapter: Cushing's syndrome.- Chapter: Conn's syndrome.- Chapter: Adrenocortical cancer.- Chapter: Paraganglionomas.-Chapter: Perioperative management of endocrine hypertension.- Chapter: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy.- Chapter: Complications of adrenal surgery.- NEUROENDOCRINE .- Overview .- Chapter: Epidemiology of NET's.- Chapter: Pathology of NET's.- Chapter: Imaging in NET's.- Chapter: Gastric NET's.- Chapter: Pancreatic NET's.- Chapter: Carcinoid tumours.- Chapter: Chemotherapy and adjuvant treatment.- Chapter: Outcomes in NET's.