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Anyone else had thyroid tissue regrowth after a total thyroidectomy?
Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Mar 5 10:37am | Replies (82)Comment receiving replies
I shared this in a previous post, but briefly, I had a similar situation where 20 years after a total thyroidectomy I found a lump in my neck. Several biopsies came back inconclusive, and my surgeon was sure it was benign. But after surgery they found solid Hurthle Cell cancer, which can't be detected until the mass is removed.
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I had a similar experience with Hurthle cell tumors and thyroid surgically removed 20 + years ago and later tumors regrew. Surgically removed again about 10 years ago and so far no problem. Hurthle cell tumors seem to be a especially bad type of thyroid cancer.
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Thank you for your response. I’m not sure what to push for now as they’ve said based on biopsy’s and extensive scans they’re sure it’s benign and they think the lump is just the parathyroid gland implanted into the side of the neck along with some thyroid tissue.. I have an appointment with an endocrine surgeon soon and not overly sure what to expect. I have a feeling they’ll say to just monitor the situation as they said removal would have its own implications after initially saying that whatever it was couldn’t stay due to where it was growing.