Endocrine Pathology Flashcards
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Typical age of diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma
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25-50
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Risk factors for papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Exposure to ionising radiation
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Presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma and findings on Ix
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Asymptomatic mobile nodule
Cervical LN involvement common
Radionuclide scan “cold” nodule
Cellular sheets of enlarged atypical epithelial cell with oval nuclei and moderate pale cytoplasm, focal papillary structures with fibrovascular cores, frequent nuclear grooves and intranuclear cytoplasmic pseudoinclusions
4
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Prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Excellent (95% 10 year survival)
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Microscopic appearance of papillary carcinoma
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