This page has moved. Click here to view. Thyroid Cancer Thyroid carcinoma is common in all age groups, and it is especially in patients who have received any radiation therapy to the face, neck, or upper chest. It is Table 26 B 8. Some characteristics of thyroid cancer.
Papillary carcinoma is the most common and least aggressive thyroid malignancy.
The principal sign of thyroid carcinoma is a palpable, firm and nontender nodule in the thyroid area. Anterior cervical lymph nodes may be Treatment Surgical removal is the treatment of choice for thyroid carcinomas. Iodine-containing foods and contrast media are avoided. Patients with extrathyroidal uptake from metastatic disease are given larger doses of 100 B 150 mCi in the hospital. Another whole-body scan several days after 131I treatment will sometimes detect metastases not visible on pretreatment scans.