NEW : Hundreds of supporters wave flags and banners outside the hospital . Spokesman : President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner 's operation was a success . During Fernandez 's surgery , doctors also likely took tissue samples from her lymph nodes to examine whether the cancer has spread , Washington-based oncologist Dr. Elmer Huerta told CNN . ` The president 's thyroid was removed after doctors detected papillary carcinoma . She is expected to make a full recovery, but her health has been in question for some time now.
NEW : Hundreds of supporters wave flags and banners outside the hospital . Spokesman : President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner 's operation was a success . The president 's thyroid was removed after doctors detected papillary carcinoma . She is expected to make a full recovery, but her health has been in question for some time now.