All other endocrine diagnoses can generally be deferred.
***Some anaplastic, poorly differentiated, and advanced progressive
differentiated and medullary cancers require major surgery such as
laryngectomy, tracheal resection, and/or sternotomy. These more advanced
and complex cases should be considered in alignment with available
hospital resources.
Phase III. Hospital resources are all routed to COVID 19 patients, no ventilator
or ICU capacity, OR supplies exhausted.