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How is papillary thyroid cancer treated? Treatments for papillary thyroid cancer depend on the tumor size and whether the cancer has spread (metastasized).
Most papillary thyroid cancers are treated with surgery. This is most often a total thyroidectomy (in which the entire thyroid is removed), although some small tumors can be treated with a lobectomy (just removing the side of the thyroid containing the tumor).
Treatment might not be needed right away for very small papillary thyroid cancers (papillary microcarcinomas) because these cancers have a low risk of growing or spreading. As an alternative to surgery or other treatments, you might consider active surveillance with frequent monitoring of the cancer.
Assess the different treatment choices for papillary thyroid cancer based on tumor size and other clinical features.
How is papillary thyroid cancer typically treated? About 80% to 85% of papillary thyroid cancers can be removed surgically. But if a tumor is small enough and of a slow-growing variety that makes it low-risk, we might just recommend observation.
Surgical removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) is the primary treatment for papillary thyroid cancer. This surgery can be done rather quickly with a low risk of complications....
Papillary. Follicular. Medullary. Anaplastic. For clinical management of the patient, thyroid cancer is generally divided into the following two categories: [1] Differentiated thyroid cancer, which includes well-differentiated tumors, poorly differentiated tumors, and undifferentiated tumors (papillary, follicular, or anaplastic).
Treatment Option Overview. Treatment of Stages I, II, and III Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer (Localized/Regional) Treatment of Stage IV Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer (Metastatic) Treatment of Recurrent Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer. Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
People with metastatic papillary cancer often need additional treatment, such as radiation therapy or targeted therapy. Read on to learn more about metastatic papillary thyroid cancer,...
Most papillary thyroid cancers are small and respond well to treatment, even if the cancer cells spread to the lymph nodes in the neck. A small portion of papillary thyroid cancers are aggressive and may grow to involve structures in the neck or spread to other areas of the body.