2024年8月18日 · Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers are referred to as differentiated thyroid cancer, which means that the cancer cells look and act in some respects like normal thyroid cells. Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers account for more than 90% of all thyroid cancers.

2023年3月20日 · Treating thyroid cancer often uses two or more of these treatment approaches. Discuss your situation and your treatment with your physician so that you understand what is recommended and why. How the Stage Affects Treatment of Papillary, Follicular, or Variants

2018年1月10日 · In the 2018 staging guidelines from the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC), patients under age 55 at the time of diagnosis with papillary, follicular, or Hurthle cell thyroid cancer, or their variants, are considered lower risk than patients age 55 or older.

2013年5月21日 · Treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer that is over a very small size usually begins with a total thyroidectomy or near- total thyroidectomy. For a smaller papillary tumor or an indeterminate solitary nodule, a lobectomy may be sufficient.

2012年1月3日 · Most physicians will recommend that patients with thyroid carcinoma undergo at least one ablation radiation therapy with radioiodine. Research and fifty years of experience suggest that the combination of surgery, radioiodine ablation, and thyroid hormone replacement can reduce the chances of your thyroid carcinoma recurring.

2013年5月21日 · If you have papillary or follicular thyroid cancer, CT testing will generally be done without contrast dye because the dye is very high in iodine. If the test reveals cancer, the use of contrast would delay potential RAI treatment until the iodine could be cleared from the body.

2023年4月19日 · If you have papillary or follicular thyroid cancer, CT testing will generally be done without contrast dye because the dye is very high in iodine. If the test reveals cancer, the use of contrast would delay potential RAI treatment until the iodine could be cleared from the body.

• Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer. It accounts for about 80% of all thyroid cancers. Papillary thyroid cancer generally grows very slowly, but can often spread to lymph nodes in the neck. It also can spread elsewhere in the body. • Follicular thyroid cancer accounts for about 10-15% of all thyroid cancers.

Types of Thyroid Cancer. There are several types of thyroid cancer: Papillary: In the United States, papillary thyroid cancer. is the most common type. About 86 of every 100 people with thyroid cancer have this type. It begins in follicular cells and usually grows slowly. If diagnosed early, most people with papillary thyroid cancer can be cured.

Patients treated for differentiated thyroid cancer take a daily thyroid hormone replacement pill called levothyroxine (also known as T4). They take it both to avoid hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid condition) and to prevent growth or recurrence of their thyroid cancer.