Thyroid Cancer

Question 1

What oncogene is seen in papillary and medullary carcinoma?

Answer 1

RET

Question 2

What oncogene is seen in anaplastic carcinoma

Answer 2

P53

Question 3

What oncogene is seen in follicular carcinoma

Answer 3

Ras

Question 4

What is the most common histologic malignancy

Answer 4

Papillary carcinoma

Question 5

What is the characteristic cellular feature of Papillary carcinoma

Answer 5

Orphan Annie Nuclei

Question 6

Signs of Papillary carcinoma local invasion

Answer 6

Hoarseness of voice, dysphagia

Question 7

When do we do a Total Thyroidectomy for a papillary carcinoma?

Answer 7

If the tumor is bigger than 4cm, and patient older than 40.

Question 8

When do we do a Thyroidectomy with neck dissection for papillary carcinoma

Answer 8

If there IS Cervical Lymphadenopathy

Question 9

Follicular Carcinoma treatment

Answer 9

Lobectomy and Isthectomy

Question 10

What does FNAC mean

Answer 10

Fine needle aspiration

Question 11

What carcinoma type is FNAC not helpful in diagnosing?

Answer 11

Follicular carcinoma

Question 12

What is the Thyroid Cancer staging system?

Answer 12

AGMES

Question 13

What is Hurtle Cell Tumor diagnosed by

Answer 13

FNAC

Question 14

Hurtle Cell Treatment?

Answer 14

Total thyroidectomy

Question 15

Medullary Carcinoma treatment?

Answer 15

Total Thyroidectomy.

Question 16

What is the aggressive thyroidal carcinoma?

Answer 16

Medullary

Question 17

What tests do we do for a suspected medullary carcinoma?

Answer 17

FNAC, serum calcitonin, calcium.

Question 18

What is Anaplastic Carcinoma?

Answer 18

An uncommon carcinoma of the elderly, they generally have a history of Goiter too.

Question 19

How do we Treat Lymphomas?

Answer 19

Chemotherapy.

Question 20

What is the Lymphoma risk factor?

Answer 20

Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Question 21

What is the lymphoma cell type

Answer 21

non-hodgkin B cell.