On the other hand, some animals typically considered endothermic, like chipmunks, maintain a high body temperature during active periods, but slow their metabolism and drop their body temperature to extremely low levels during inactive periods like hibernation.
Appropriate treatment for patients with PTLPTL - Primary thyroid lymphoma depends on the type of lymphoma. Chemotherapy. Most PTL is treated successfully with chemotherapy. A common regimen includes CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone).
The best treatment for follicular and Hurthle cell cancers is total thyroidectomyTotal thyroidectomy - removal of the whole thyroid (i.e. removal of the whole thyroid). However, most of these patients will present with a follicular or Hurthle cell neoplasm. Therefore, most patients are initially treated with a thyroid lobectomyLobectomy - removal of half the thyroid to remove the nodule and make a diagnosis.