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What Are The Symptoms Of Cancer In The Thyroid?

I have had an ultrasound on my thyroid it showed 8 nodules most complex or solid. two cystic. 4 on each side one cyst on each side. The largest of each is 1.6 cm on each side. Both were Fine Needle Aspirated yesterday. One the surgeon said was hard to get anything out of. He is gong to removed my entire thyroid. My mother had papillary thyroid cancer. Do I have cancer or at least a higher risk of these being cancerous?
Mon, 27 Jul 2015
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Symptoms of thyroid cancer are thyroid enlargement which is fast growing and the presence of neck lymph nodes. If your mother had papillary cancer then you should be alert about it. The nodules in your thyroid are small and the FNAC test has not been conclusive in finding out a cancer.

Your surgeon might be right in removing the thyroid and sending it for histopathological testing which might look for a cancer. Even if your thyroid nodules are cancer there is no need to get worried as it is in early stage and there is complete chance of recovery from it. You might have to take thyroid replacement medicine lifelong and many people are on such a treatment. You have a higher risk of cancer. Please do not worry.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Cancer In The Thyroid?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Symptoms of thyroid cancer are thyroid enlargement which is fast growing and the presence of neck lymph nodes. If your mother had papillary cancer then you should be alert about it. The nodules in your thyroid are small and the FNAC test has not been conclusive in finding out a cancer. Your surgeon might be right in removing the thyroid and sending it for histopathological testing which might look for a cancer. Even if your thyroid nodules are cancer there is no need to get worried as it is in early stage and there is complete chance of recovery from it. You might have to take thyroid replacement medicine lifelong and many people are on such a treatment. You have a higher risk of cancer. Please do not worry.