Objective: To evaluate early results of thyroid cancer surgery at the Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Subjects and Methods:A retrospective study of 70 thyroid cancer patients were diagnosed and treated at Hanoi Medical University Hospital from 01/2012 to 05/2014. Results: Total thyroidectomy was 81.43 percent
neck dissection was 50 percent, of which ipsilateral neck dissection was 38.57 percent
papillary carcinoma was 91.43 percent
stage T1 was 41.43 percent, 14(35.71 percent), N0 (51.43 percent), N1(48.57 percent)
stage I was 70 percent
hospitalization from 6 to 10 days was 82.86 percent
dysphonia in the first 24 hours was 11.43 percent, in the first 72 h (7.14 percent), dysphonia in the first week was 4.29 percent, after 1 month was 1.43 percent
hypocalcemia after the first 24 hours was 1.43 percent, 72 hours was 25.71 percent, after 1 week was 10 percent. The no event surgical results after the first week was 85.71 percent and 98.57 percent after 1 month. Conclusions: Thyroid cancer surgery is safe, however there were some surgical complications but the rate is low.