Q. What is the best treatment for papillary thyroid carcinoma?
Hello doctor,
My mom has thyroid papillary carcinoma. Five months back she got a surgery in both sides of her thyroid gland. What is the best treatment for this? Please guide.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
Sorry to hear about your mother's state.
- The protocol of treatment of papillary carcinoma of thyroid is total thyroidectomy followed by therapeutic radioactive Iodine therapy.
- Radioactive Iodine is given to detect and eradicate any residual tumor left after surgery.
- Residual tissue present takes up radioiodine (Iodine - 131) and the radioactive Iodine will destroy it with emission of radiation. So, this is currently the best approach and the prognosis is excellent.
- Your mother will require lifelong thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
For further information consult an internal medicine physician online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/internal-medicine-physician
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