If thyroid cancer spreads
Cancer cells can spread from the thyroid to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.
Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your healthcare team plan your treatment and future care. If thyroid cancer spreads, it can spread to the following.
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Regional metastasis means that the cancer has spread to organs or tissues close to or around the thyroid, including:
- muscles, blood vessels or nerves in the neck
- the larynx (voice box)
- the trachea (windpipe)
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the
esophagus - the hypopharynx (bottom part of the throat)
- lymph nodes in the neck
- lymph nodes between the lungs (called mediastinal lymph nodes)