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Papillary thyroid cancer right next to carotid artery ... could the cancer have spread to carotid? does this location warrant any special concerns?

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Get it treated: Papillary thyroid cancer can't invade artery. This is actually a common situation for papillary thyroid CA and won't affect its curability. So far as I know, it does not even make the surgery more challenging.

Answered 9/6/2014

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