stage III papillary and follicular thyroid cancer

Definition of stage III papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

stage III papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

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The tumor is any size and cancer has spread from the thyroid to soft tissue under the skin, the esophagus, the trachea, the larynx, or the recurrent laryngeal nerve (a nerve that goes to the larynx). Cancer may have spread to lymph nodes.

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms