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Medullary Thyroid Cancer Forms

Medullary thyroid cancer, also called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), is one of the least common types of thyroid cancer. There are 4 forms (or types) of medullary thyroid cancer: sporadic, MEN 2A-associated, MEN 2B-associated, and familial. This article will go over the 4 forms of medullary thyroid cancer, giving the basics of each type.

Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treatments

The main aspect of medullary thyroid cancer treatment is relatively straightforward: remove the thyroid. Regardless of the form of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), a total thyroidectomy is performed to prevent the cancer from spreading to other parts of the thyroid gland.

Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer

Radioactive iodine therapy is used after a thyroidectomy to treat two types of thyroid cancer: papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine is also called radioiodine remnant ablation, and you may hear your doctor refer to it by that name.

Thyroid Cancer Symptoms

Thyroid cancer doesn't always have symptoms, so it can be hard to detect and diagnose. In fact, some of the possible symptoms aren't actually caused by thyroid cancer itself. Instead, these symptoms can be caused by a thyroid nodule—and thyroid nodules aren't necessarily cancerous.

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