Stage I and II Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Treatment for stage I and stage II papillary and follicular cancer may include:
- Surgery to remove the thyroid (total thyroidectomy), possibly followed by hormone therapy and radioactive iodine
- Surgery to remove one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy), followed by hormone therapy
- Surgery to remove one lobe of the thyroid, followed by radioactive iodine.
Stage III Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Treatment for stage III papillary and follicular cancer may include:
- Surgery to remove the entire thyroid (total thyroidectomy) and lymph nodes where cancer has spread
- Total thyroidectomy, followed by radiation therapy with radioactive iodine
- Total thyroidectomy, followed by external-beam radiation therapy.
Stage IV Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Treatment for stage IV papillary and follicular
thyroid cancer may include:
- Radioactive iodine
- External-beam radiation therapy
- Surgery to remove the cancer from places where it has spread
- Hormone therapy.
Treatment for medullary cancer may include:
- Total thyroidectomy for tumors in the thyroid only and possible removal of the lymph nodes in the neck
- Radiation therapy for tumors that come back in the thyroid as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life
- Chemotherapy for cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life.
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