Abstract:Objective:To summarize the methods and outcome of surgical treatment of thyriod carcinoma(TC). Methods:The clinical data of 126 cases of TC admitted between 1990 to 2005 to our 2 hospitals was analyzed. Results:Among the 126 cases, there were papillary carcinoma in 94 cases (74.5%),follicular carcinoma in 20 cases(15.9%), medullary carcinoma in 5 cases(4%), anaplastic carcinoma in 4 cases(3.2%), lymphoma in 2 cases(1.6%) and squamous cell carcinoma was in 1 case(0.8%). Thyroid microcarcinoma(TMC) was found in 56 of 126 cases and all of them were papillary carcinoma. Seventy-eight cases were followed up for more than 5 years after operation and 36 cases for 3 to 5 years, and all have good quality of life. All of the 4 cases with anaplastic carcinoma died in 3 to 6 months. Two cases with medullary carcinoma and 1 case with squamous cell carcinoma died from pulmonary metastases 1 year after operation. Conclusions:For differentiated TC, surgical treatment is the ideal treatment. However, for anaplastic TC, operation is not to be recommended, the choice of treatment is radiotherapy.