Is papillary carcinoma a cancer?

Papillary carcinoma (PTC) is the most common form of well-differentiated thyroid cancer, and the most common form of thyroid cancer to result from exposure to radiation. Papillary carcinoma appears as an irregular solid or cystic mass or nodule in a normal thyroid parenchyma.

What is papillary thyroid cancer caused from?

The most common form of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer arises from follicular cells, which produce and store thyroid hormones. Papillary thyroid cancer can occur at any age, but most often it affects people ages 30 to 50.

How is papillary thyroid cancer treated?

Papillary cancer and its variants. Most cancers are treated with removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy), although small tumors that have not spread outside the thyroid gland may be treated by just removing the side of the thyroid containing the tumor (lobectomy).

What is Microcarcinoma of the thyroid?

Microcarcinomas are thyroid cancers < 1 cm in size. These microcarcinomas typically are papillary thyroid cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer. There remains much debate among thyroid cancer specialists about how to manage these small cancers.

Can thyroid cancer come back after thyroidectomy?

Most people do very well after treatment, but follow-up care is very important since most thyroid cancers grow slowly and can recur even 10 to 20 years after initial treatment.

Can papillary thyroid cancer be cured?

Papillary: Up to 80% of all thyroid cancers are papillary. This cancer type grows slowly. Although papillary thyroid cancer often spreads to lymph nodes in the neck, the disease responds very well to treatment. Papillary thyroid cancer is highly curable and rarely fatal.

Can papillary cancer be cured?

Fortunately, papillary thyroid cancer is also the thyroid cancer with the best prognosis and most patients can be cured if treated appropriately and early enough. Up to 20% of patients will have involved lymph nodes at the time of diagnosis.

Can papillary thyroid cancer be treated without surgery?

Radioactive iodine (radioiodine) therapy. The thyroid absorbs almost all iodine that enters a body. Therefore, a type of radiation therapy called radioactive iodine (also called I-131 or RAI) can find and destroy thyroid cells not removed by surgery and those that have spread beyond the thyroid.

What is papillary thyroid carcinoma?

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignancy of the thyroid, contributing to over 70% of thyroid cancers. 1 These tumors are diagnosed using characteristic nuclear morphology; however, within the classification of “papillary thyroid carcinoma,” there exist several distinct architectural and cytologic subtypes.

What is microcarcinoma thyroid cancer?

Microcarcinomas are thyroid cancers < 1 cm in size. These microcarcinomas typically are papillary thyroid cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer. There remains much debate among thyroid cancer specialists about how to manage these small cancers. WHAT IS THE THYROID GLAND?

What are the treatment options for incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma?

Diagnosis of incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in thyroid resection specimens is not, by itself, an indication for additional treatment (i.e. surgery, radioactive iodine)

What is the prognosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTC)?

In contrast to more advanced thyroid cancers, generally there is no need to administer radioactive iodine after surgery for papillary microcarcinomas. Survival after surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma is greater than 99%. The chances of a recurrence of thyroid cancer after surgery are between 2-4%.