The signs that thyroid cancer has spread can vary depending on where in the body it has traveled to. Thyroid cancers often spread to the nearby lymph nodes and the lungs, bone, brain, and liver.

If cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, it is regional stage cancer. Cancer in lymph nodes may also block the flow of lymph fluid, which can cause a buildup of fluid called lymphedema.

In most cases, your doctor removes the entire thyroid, along with any lymph nodes that look to be problems. If the cancer is small, you might choose to have only part of your thyroid removed.

The case study included 35 cervical lymph nodes (CLN) with definitive diagnosis ... with histological diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer (see Table 1). All patients with thyroid cancer ...

Lower numbers mean a better prognosis. N1 means cancer is still localized, N3 means it's affecting numerous lymph nodes that ...

Arkansas Republican gubernatorial nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this ... my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes.” Sanders was released from ...

Adequate lymph node yield in papillary thyroid cancer has been defined as the number of lymph nodes examined per T stage to rule out occult nodal disease with 90% confidence. The current accepted ...

the size of the cancer and whether it has spread beyond the thyroid to the lymph nodes. Your care team also considers your preferences when creating a treatment plan. Operations used to treat thyroid ...

"Today, I underwent a successful surgery to remove my thyroid and surrounding lymph nodes and by the grace of God I am now cancer-free," 40-year-old Sanders said. Sanders thanked her Arkansas ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she underwent a successful surgery to remove her thyroid gland and surrounding lymph nodes after learning earlier this month that she had thyroid cancer.

Arkansas Republican gubernatorial nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer ... and surrounding lymph nodes." "By the grace of God I am now cancer-free," she ...