Q. What is the best treatment for papillary thyroid carcinoma?

Hi,

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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.

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Dr. Sumit Srivastava

Experience: 12 + Yrs

Internal Medicine

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