What is thyroid cancer and their treatment if possible?

Malignant tumor: Malignant tumor of thyroid gland. In usa, thyroid carcimoma comprises appr. 1% of all cancers and accoints for 0.2% of cancer deaths. Most of these cancers are of the papillary type. These common tumors tend to be biologically indolent and have excellent prognosis. Papillary carcinoma can occur at any age and rarely has been diagnosed as a congenital tumor. Treatmen-total or partial thyroidectomy.

Several types: Most thyroid cancer is called papillary (80%). Treatment requires surgery followed usually be radioactive iodine--success is excellent. Follicular cancer is next (15-20%). Same treatment and success is also very good, but more variable. Medullary is harder, takes more surgery and iodine does not help. It is rarer--5%. Anaplastic is very dangerous and rarer still--especially in young people.

Lesion in thyroid: Carcinoma of the thyroid not uncommon and presenting with a solitary lesion. If lesion cold on scan and solitary resection necessary. There is a 30%+ rate of conversion to malignancy of the solitary adenoma. The lesions present as a papillary or follicular carcinoma when fully transformed. Total lobectomy or thyroidectomy needed depending on size of lesion, age of patient and nodal status.