Thyroid Cancer

He is concerned, because a sister and maternal aunt had thyroid cancer.

What our notes say

• He is concerned, because a sister and maternal aunt had thyroid cancer. (Chemical pathology and Endocrine pathology — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
• Surgical removal of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) due to thyroid cancer, goiter, or hyperthyroidism often leads to hypothyroidism if hormone replacement therapy is not provided. (Thyroid Hormone)
• Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma — Most Common Thyroid Cancer (ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY)
• Indicated in cases of large goiters, thyroid cancer, pregnancy intolerance to medication, or failed medical therapy. (CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAQs & SAQs)
• Thyroid Cancer: Malignant thyroid growth.Treatment: Surgery, radioactive iodine. (Endocrine LAqs and SAqs)
• Increased risk of sarcomas, thyroid cancers, and melanoma. (Defects in DNA Repair and Replication)

Study material on Thyroid Cancer

• Thyroid Hormone

Practice questions on Thyroid Cancer

The most common thyroid cancer with Orphan Annie eye nuclei, nuclear grooves, and psammoma bodies is

• Anaplastic carcinoma
• Follicular carcinoma
• Medullary carcinoma
• Papillary carcinoma

Answer: D. ~80% of thyroid cancers. Spreads via lymphatics. Associated with RET/PTC rearrangements and prior radiation exposure. ---

Related topics

• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
• Hyperthyroidism
• Thyroid Disease
• Defects in DNA Repair
• Men Syndromes
• Gastric Cancer
• Acromegaly
• Phaeochromocytoma
• Hypothyroidism
• Osteoporosis