TSH range after unilateral thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the thyroid follicular epithelium or parafollicular cells. The TSH range after unilateral thyroidectomy generally refers to the range of postoperative thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyroxine, which needs to be specifically judged based on the degree of TSH increase.

1. Mild increase: If the thyroid cancer patient has mild hypothyroidism before surgery, and the TSH and thyroxine levels are within the normal range after surgery, the TSH range at this time is 2.5-5mIU/L. If it starts to increase 2-3 days after surgery and remains at a high level, it generally indicates that the surgery was successful and no special treatment is required;

2. Moderate increase: If the thyroid stimulating hormone of thyroid cancer patients after surgery is 4-9mIU/L and thyroxine is 100-200mIU/L, then the TSH range at this time is 5-10mIU/L, indicating that hypothyroidism may occur, and it is necessary to take levothyroxine sodium tablets and other drugs to supplement thyroid hormone according to the doctor's advice;

3. Severely elevated: If the thyroid stimulating hormone of a thyroid cancer patient is ≥10mIU/L after surgery,

For patients with thyroid cancer, due to different conditions, the subsequent treatment plan needs to be specifically determined according to the degree of TSH elevation after unilateral resection, such as radioactive iodine therapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, etc. It is recommended that patients should undergo further examinations, such as neck ultrasound, fine needle aspiration cytology, etc., to clarify the development of the disease and follow the doctor's advice for treatment in a timely manner.