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when does micro papillary cancer require treatment?
In November of last year I went through an unsuccessfull total thyroidectomy,The day that I was discharged from the hospital I got my results from the biopsy.It had showed that I had a very small section of micro papillary cancer...I havent had any radioactive iodine treatments and havent underwent any other testing....How do you know if the cancer is all gone? is it required to have radioactive iodine?Any information that anyone can give will be greatly appreciated!
What do you mean by an unsuccessful total thyroidectomy? Did they not take the whole think out? What did your doctor say at time of follow up visit?
If your tumors are over 1.5 cm, then RAI is recommended. Small micro tumors do not require RAI, there are side effects and complications to RAI, so micro tumors are not treated. They will monitor you and if it does come back, then they will assess then and treat accordingly.
I meant to put uneventful - they left a bleeding blood vessel in my neck and my throat closed due to the bleeding....They took the whole thryoid and i dont have a follow up visit regarding the cancer...they said it was a small section - but i just dont understand why they havent checked anything to make sure it was gone..
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