does hashimotis of the thyroid mean cancer ?

Question

No tgab detected after a year of tt and thyroid papillary carcinoma? Does that mean I have no cancer is around?

Answer 1

No: It is an auto immune disease of the thyroid usually resulting in hypothyroidism.

Answer 2

Parathyroid: Sestamibi is more often used to evaluate the parathyroid glands for possible parathyroid adenoma. They cannot rule out thyroid malignancy. If you have questions, see an endocrinologist. You may need a biopsy if you have a questionable thyroid mass.

Answer 3

May prevent surgery: More commonly used for parathyroid scan. If a thyroid nodule is indeterminate on biopsy, the test may be useful. If the nodule does not take up the sestamibi radiotracer, it is very likely benign and the scan may prevent an unnecessary surgery. If the nodule lights up with the scan, this can help with decision making regarding possible surgery.

Answer 4

Not for thyroid CA: Sestamibi scans are not indicated for thyroid cancer evaluation. It will very rarely reveal a thyroid cancer. It would only be indicated if your doctor suspected a very rare neuroendocrine tumor or a parathyroid tumor (after checking calcium and PTH and confirming they are both elevated).

Answer 5

No role: Sestamibi scanning is for HYPERparathyroidism. NOT thyroid nodule diagnosis. Iodine scanning used to be done for this but is no longer valid for that purpose. The most direct path to thyroid nodule diagnosis is ultrasound with fine needle aspiration. Incidental cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, etc. have been diagnosed by sestamibi.

Answer 6

Unusual but yes: A seemingly normal thyroid gland could develop cancer, but that is unusual, particularly with no previous exposure to radiation.

Answer 7

Atypical?: If you mean "atypical", it depends upon where you get that term -- from exam, x-ray, lab, biopsy, ? If you have anything atypical about your thyroid (or any other part of your body for that matter) it should be monitored on a regular basis by someone with medical knowledge and training --a doctor.

Answer 8

No: A large study found that nodules less than 2.5 cm are usually harmless. It is also reassuring that there are multiple nodules. Thyroid nodules very common and frequently harmless.

Answer 9

Scan results: If a thyroid scan show that the nodules uptake the radioactive iodine then that is less of a concern than if they do not uptake iodine(cold nodules). An endocrinologist who manages thyroid disorders is the md of choice in these matters.

Answer 10

Usually low risk: Your bio says graves disease and hypothyroid. In a graves gland, there can be elements of hashimotos at the same time, and these can give the appearance of "nodules". See your endocrinologist. (s)he will do an ultrasound, and if the "nodule" is suspicious, will do a biopsy. Overall, the risk of a thyroid nodule being cancerous is low.

Answer 11

Very treatable: Surgical resection always needed but depending on size of lesion, proximity to isthmus and whether nodes seen on scan procedure of choice decided on. Under 30 years of age lesion very curable even in face of nodes. Over 50 I find surgery may be difficult because of invasion occasionally into larynx and carotid artery. If surgery effective may need p.o. RT.

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