Thyroid cancer Flashcards
1
Q
MC type of thyroid cancer
A
papillary carcinoma
2
Q
2nd MC type of thyroid cancer
A
Follicular
3
Q
activation of receptor tyrosine kinases
A
papillary and medullary
4
Q
hashimoto thyroiditis is a risk factor
A
lymphoma
5
Q
cancer arising from parafollicular C cells
A
medullary
6
Q
commonly associated w/ wither RAS or PAX8-PPAR gamma 1 rearrangement
A
follicular
7
Q
Commonly associated w/ rearrangement in RET oncogene or NTRK1
A
papillary
8
Q
MC mutation in the BRAF gene (serene/threonine kinase)
A
papillary