Follicular thyroid cancer natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Natural History

• The natural history of disease details how the disease progresses without treatment.
• Here are a few template sentences you can use: "The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___. The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___. Without treatment, the patient will develop symptoms of ___, which will/ may eventually lead to ___.

Complications

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  • "Complications that can develop as a result of (disease name) are ___ (describe in list form)".
  • "Complications that can develop as a result of the treatment of (disease name) are ___ (describe in list form).
  • Next to each complication, provide a brief one sentence description detailing the complication.
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Prognosis

High Risk

• Women older than 50 with follicular carcinoma
• Men older than 40 with follicular carcinoma

Intermediate Risk Group

• Women older than 50 with papillary carcinoma
• Men older than 40 with papillary carcinoma

Low Risk Group

• Children
• Adolescent
• Women younger than 50
• Men younger than 40