Is there anyone out there with Stage IV Thyroid Papillary Ca? This is a nonaggressive cancer but for some reason mine has chosen to be aggressive. I am a 46 yo female who was diagnosed on 10/18/07, surgery 11/08/07 and next surgery is Monday 07/28/08.
During the first surgery my thyroid was totally removed, 14 lymph nodes (10 were malignant) and a nodule in my neck muscle.
My thryogobulin level is at a 7 and since my "nonaggressive papillary cancer" is being aggressive my MD's and I have decided to be aggressive too. My neck will be cut bilaterally and all leftovers will be removed. Including a nodule in my thyroid bed that was 1x1 cm 5 weeks ago and now is 2.6x1cm. There are too many cysts/nodules to biospsy each one.
Every time I go in for a test the results are bigger, more numerous, etc. I did have a PET scan that came back good.
Do you know anything about the aggressiveness of papillary ca?