The Condition"...An ultrasound scan to look at the thyroid and neck and determine whether there are lots of lumps or just one, and whether the lumps are solid or filled with fluid ( cysts)..."
The Condition"...They include a lump in the neck that gradually increases in size, with or without pain; difficulties swallowing or breathing - this can happen occasionally as a result of the cancer pressing on the esophagus or trachea (windpipe)..."
The Condition"...An ultrasound may also be used to help find the thyroid lump during a needle biopsy..."
75% are Papillary and Papillary/follicular 15% are Follicular and Hurthle cell 7% are Medullary 3% are Anaplastic
Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is important to the normal regulation of the metabolism of the body. There are 4 major types of thyroid cancer -- papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. The most common symptom of thyroid cancer is a lump, or nodule, that can be felt in the neck. The only certain way to tell whether a thyroid lump is cancer is by examining the thyroid tissue, obtained using a needle or surgery to obtain a biopsy. See the entire definition of Thyroid cancer
Cancer of the thyroid is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland is at the base of your throat. It has two lobes, one on the right side and one on the left. Your thyroid gland makes important hormones that help your body to function normally.
(THY-royd KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat that makes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. The four types are based on how the cancer cells look under a microscope.
Recommendation Chemotherapy" Chemotherapy is not very effective against thyroid cancer..."
Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. The most common forms (papillary and follicular) are slow growing and may recur, but these forms are rarely fatal in patients under age 45.
