Guest guest Posted June 15, 2001 Report Share Posted June 15, 2001 Hi Kathy... I was diagnosed on 3/1/01 with follicular carcinoma three days AFTER a frozen section (done during a partial thyroidectomy) reported a BENIGN lesion! The final pathology came back positive. My FNA reported a lesion suspected to be either a follicular carcinoma (malignant) or a follicular adenoma <sp> (benign). From what I understand, the level of invasion seen through the capsule wall determines if the nodule is malignant. A follicular adenoma displays the same type of cells in the capsule but none of these cells extend outside of the surrounding tissue (capsule wall). If the lesion is found to be malignant, cells are found extending through the capsule into healthy tissue. The level of invasion can help to determine stage type and severity (invasion into blood vessels, lymph nodes, etc.) I'm not sure if this explanation is correct as I am a computer programmer, not a physician, but you can read more about THYCA at: http://www.thyroid-cancer.net/ I'll be thinking of you and your husband and hoping for the best. Good luck! --- Kathy DiCello Aker wrote: > I am interested in receiving letters. Thanks, Kathy > > ===== Christy, 42 Las Vegas, NV 2/26/01 PT; 3/10/01 TT (2.5 cm follicular w/minimal invasion and .9 cm incidental encapsulated papillary); 3/28/01 145 mCi RAI; .5 Rocaltrol + 1500 mg calcium daily. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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