The cure rate for patients with thyroid cancer and metastatic lymph nodes is determined by the type of thyroid cancer pathology.
1. Patients with papillary thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid cancer with lymph node metastasis have a cure rate of 80%-90% if the metastatic lymph nodes are removed in time for early onset.
2. Patients with medullary thyroid cancer with lymph node metastases have a five-year survival rate of 30% if they can be treated surgically.
3. Patients with undifferentiated thyroid cancer with lymph node metastasis have a lower cure rate and may have a five-year survival rate of 0.
Thyroid cancer with lymph node metastasis is usually in the middle to late stages and requires symptomatic treatment to control symptoms and metastasis to other organs in a timely manner, which can also improve the cure rate and patient survival. This will also improve the cure rate and the quality of survival.