Thyroid cancer

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Thyroid Cancer Main Page

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Lymphoma

Causes

Differential diagnosis

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

  • The following flowchart depicts the classification of thyroid cancer.[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thyroid cancer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B/Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A classical
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A with cutaneous lichen amyloidosis
 
 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A with Hirschsprung disease
 
Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma without pheochromocytoma or parathyroid hyperplasia
 
 
Medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, marfanoid habitus, and mucosal neuromas or intestinal ganglioneuromas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reference

  1. Wells SA, Asa SL, Dralle H, Elisei R, Evans DB, Gagel RF; et al. (2015). "Revised American Thyroid Association guidelines for the management of medullary thyroid carcinoma". Thyroid. 25 (6): 567–610. doi:10.1089/thy.2014.0335. PMC 4490627. PMID 25810047.


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