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Conservative treatment question

Hltbell
Hltbell CSN Member Posts: 4 Member
in Thyroid Cancer #1

I recently underwent surgery to remove one lobe and the isthmus of my thyroid because they were obstructive. Despite benign results from FNA and DNA, path reports came back with two types of cancer in the removed lobe: papillary (very small), and follicular (3.7 mass).

My surgeon is going to treat by leaving other lobe in, and suppress it with Synthroid. I'm not sure how I feel about this, my instinct is to get it all out. The remaining live has nodules that have not been biopsied. Has anyone experience with this route?

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  • LauPutz
    LauPutz CSN Member Posts: 4 *
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    I was just diagnosed with Hurthle cell neoplasm. I have surgery next week. They will biopsy it during surgery and if its cancer will take out the remaining half of the thyroid. they will remove the tumor (5cm)and half of thyroid first. I feel the same way and am hoping its not another surgery down the road

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