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A member asked:
Howv should i treat metastatic thyroid cancer?
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Cancer center: The most common type of thyroid cancer, even if metastatic, can still be managed quite well. Seek care at a reputable cancer center without delay.
Answered 2/5/2012
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Radioactive iodine: Following surgery to remove the thyroid gland and surrounding lymph nodes, radioactive iodine( rai) is commonly used. Thyroid cells have a unique ability to take up iodine is our body. So any lingering cells would absorb the rai and be killed. This can treat cells spread outside the neck too. If there is a bone tumor, external beam radiation can relieve the pain. Clinical trials also an option.
Answered 10/22/2013
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I had metastatic papillary thyroid cancer and never had rai after total thyrodectomy. I wanna take it soon. Was it bad i didn't do the rai right away?
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Can metastatic papillary thyroid cancer spread to the parathyroid? Is this rare? Can recurrent pap thyroid cancer show up on parathyroid?
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Does rai normally eradicate the cancer cells in metastatic sites of papillary thyroid carcinoma? Or does it only reduce the tumors in these sites?
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What does it mean when my TSH is .007? Had complete thyroidectomy due to metastatic papillary thyroid cancer and take levothyroxine 125 mcg daily.
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I had metastatic papillary thyroid cancer 3 yrs ago. Recent CT & u/s showed 8.5 mm echogenic lesion in sections 7 & 8 of right lobe. Recurrence?
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