Thyroid cancer Flashcards

1
Q

What is the commonest histological type of thyroid cancer?

A

Papillary

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2
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What is the commonest histological type of thyroid cancer?

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Papillary

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3
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What are the 4 types of thyroid cancer?

A

Papillary
Follicular
Medullary
Anaplastic

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4
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Where does papillary thyroid cancer tend to spread first?

A

Lymph nodes

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5
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What is papillary thyroid cancer associated with?

A

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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6
Q

Which 2 types of thyroid cancer have the best prognosis?

A

Papillary & follicular

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7
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Which type of thyroid cancer tends to spread haemotogenously first?

A

Follicular

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8
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Clinical presentation of thyroid cancer

A
New thyroid nodule 
Male > female 
Nodule increasing in size
Vocal cord palsy 
Head/eck irradiation
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9
Q

First line investigation of suspected thyroid cancer

A

US guided FNA

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10
Q

If vocal cord palsy is suspected what should be done before surgery in thyroid cancer?

A

Larynoscopy

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11
Q

What system is used to assess risk in thyroid cancer surgery?

A
AMES risk stratification 
A - Age 
M - Metastases 
E - Extent of primary tumour 
S - Size of primary tumour
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12
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Which patients tend to have a low AMES risk?

A

Young patients with no metastasis

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13
Q

What are the surgical options for thyroid cancer?

A

Thyroid lobectomy

Subtotal/total thyroidectomy

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14
Q

What should be check within 24 hours of thyroid cancer op?

A

Calcium (if

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15
Q

What medication is a patient usually discharged on after thyroid cancer ops?

A

T3/T4

Calcium (if indicated)

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16
Q

At which point can a patient who has had thyroid ablation be discharged?

17
Q

What percentage of the radiation in a thyroid ablation is peed out in the first 24 hours?

18
Q

What are the 4 types of thyroid cancer?

A

Papillary
Follicular
Medullary
Anaplastic

19
Q

Where does papillary thyroid cancer tend to spread first?

A

Lymph nodes

20
Q

What is papillary thyroid cancer associated with?

A

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

21
Q

Which 2 types of thyroid cancer have the best prognosis?

A

Papillary & follicular

22
Q

Which type of thyroid cancer tends to spread haemotogenously first?

A

Follicular

23
Q

Clinical presentation of thyroid cancer

A
New thyroid nodule 
Male > female 
Nodule increasing in size
Vocal cord palsy 
Head/eck irradiation
24
Q

First line investigation of suspected thyroid cancer

A

US guided FNA

25
If vocal cord palsy is suspected what should be done before surgery in thyroid cancer?
Larynoscopy
26
What system is used to assess risk in thyroid cancer surgery?
``` AMES risk stratification A - Age M - Metastases E - Extent of primary tumour S - Size of primary tumour ```
27
Which patients tend to have a low AMES risk?
Young patients with no metastasis
28
What are the surgical options for thyroid cancer?
Thyroid lobectomy | Subtotal/total thyroidectomy
29
What should be check within 24 hours of thyroid cancer op?
Calcium (if
30
What medication is a patient usually discharged on after thyroid cancer ops?
T3/T4 | Calcium (if indicated)
31
At which point can a patient who has had thyroid ablation be discharged?
32
What percentage of the radiation in a thyroid ablation is peed out in the first 24 hours?
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