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Carcinoma medular tiroideo - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Carcinoma medular de la tiroides; Cáncer tiroideo (carcinoma medular); CMT

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento consiste en una cirugía para extirpar la glándula tiroides y los ganglios linfáticos circundantes. Debido a que éste es un tumor poco común, la cirugía la debe llevar a cabo un cirujano que esté familiarizado con este tipo de cáncer.

La radioterapia y la quimioterapia no son muy efectivas para este tipo de cáncer. La radiación se emplea en algunos pacientes después de la cirugía. Hay muchos tratamientos nuevos que se están investigando actualmente en estudios clínicos.

Grupos de apoyo:

Para buscar información adicional, ver grupos de apoyo para el cáncer.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Aproximadamente el 86% de las personas con carcinoma medular tiroideo viven al menos 5 años después del diagnóstico y la tasa de supervivencia a 10 años es del 65%.

Complicaciones:

Las complicaciones pueden abarcar:

  • Cáncer que se disemina a otras áreas del cuerpo
  • Extirpación accidental de las glándulas paratiroides durante la cirugía

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si tiene síntomas de carcinoma medular tiroideo.

  • Reviewed last on: 3/2/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ladenson P, Kim M. Thyroid. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 244.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Guidelines in Oncology 2010: Thyroid Cancer. Version 1.2010.

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