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Can Thyroid Cancer Re Occur?

Hello Is there are chance of my thyroid cancer to come back? I had thyroidectomy 2015 and found out that there is still remains of the papillary cancer I undergo RAI 2016 and bodyscan march this year there were no longer traces accdg to the findings but still based on the result tsh is still high at 100.. please help
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
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Hi,

Thyroid cancer can re-occur. You can go for a PET scan to look for any recurrence or undetected METs. Consult an oncologist and he will direct you further.

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Can Thyroid Cancer Re Occur?

Hi, Thyroid cancer can re-occur. You can go for a PET scan to look for any recurrence or undetected METs. Consult an oncologist and he will direct you further. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.