Thyroid cancer Flashcards

1
Q

MC type of thyroid cancer

A

papillary carcinoma

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2
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2nd MC type of thyroid cancer

A

Follicular

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3
Q

activation of receptor tyrosine kinases

A

papillary and medullary

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4
Q

hashimoto thyroiditis is a risk factor

A

lymphoma

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5
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cancer arising from parafollicular C cells

A

medullary

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6
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commonly associated w/ wither RAS or PAX8-PPAR gamma 1 rearrangement

A

follicular

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7
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Commonly associated w/ rearrangement in RET oncogene or NTRK1

A

papillary

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8
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MC mutation in the BRAF gene (serene/threonine kinase)

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papillary

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