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Anyone here with Hurthle Cell (Oncocytic) Carcinoma?

Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Jan 19 8:13am | Replies (62)

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@connierogers

Just diagnosed with Hurthle Cell carcinoma 3 weeks ago as a result of a total thyroidectomy. 6.5 cm, Possible vascular invasion. I am 73, have always been very healthy. I have an appointment with a endocrinologist but is that the best/first line of treatment? Where do we start? Who do we see? Do we have options? I think I heard the “C” word and my brain checked out…. My primary doctor had to Google Hurthle Cell…. So he wasn’t much help.

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After my husband's surgery and the discovery of Hurthle Cell, he was sent to an endocrinologist. If you happen to have access to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Dr. John C. Morris is excellent. One of his areas of specialty is Hurthle Cell. We saw Dr. Morris for several years until my husband's cancer spread beyond the thyroid, and at that time, he referred him to an oncologist.