In this presentation, Ara Chalian, MD, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology ­Head and Neck Surgery at Penn Medicine, considers the role of surgery in advanced and recurrent thyroid cancer, and summarizes the extent and approach to advanced primary and re­operative lateral neck dissection and the role of surgery for aero­digestive tract invasion.

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