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1
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what staging does FNA give

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Thy1-5

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what does Thy1 indicate

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inadequate

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what does Thy2/U2 indicate

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benign

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what does Thy3(a/f) / U3 indicate

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atypical

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what does Thy4 / U4 indicate

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probably malignant

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what does Thy5 / U5 indicate

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malignant

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7
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what other staging is used in thyroid cancer

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TNM

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8
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T1

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< or = 2 cm

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T2

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2 < tumour < or = 4cm

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T3

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tumour > 4cm

limited to thyroid or minimal extra-thyroidal disease

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T4a

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moderately advanced disease - beyond thyroid capsule e.g. larynx/trachea/oesophagus

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T4b

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very advanced disease e.g. invades prevertebral fascia

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N0

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no regional lymph nodes

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N1

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regional lymph nodes

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N1a

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mets to pretracheal/paratracheal/prelaryngeal/delphian lymph nodes

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N1b

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mets to unilateral/bilateral/contralateral cervical or retropharyngeal or superior mediastinal lymph nodes

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17
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M0

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no distant mets

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18
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M1

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distant mets

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19
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true/false

differentiated thyroid cancers have the worst prognosis of all cancers

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false - best prognosis except non-melanoma skin cancers

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20
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are females or males more prone to DTC

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females

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21
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when are females most likely to get DTC

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risk increases 15-40 then plateaus

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22
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when are males most likely to get DTC

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increases with age

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23
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do DTCs have an association with diet/smoking/fmhx

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no

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24
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what do DTCs have a high association with

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radiation

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25
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most DTCs take up ____ and secrete ___

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take up iodine

secrete thyroglobulin

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26
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DTCS are ___ driven

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TSH

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27
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how do majority of DTCs present

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palpable nodules

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28
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what is the treatment of choice for DTC

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surgery

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29
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listen the DTCs in order of most common to least

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Papillary
Follicular
Medullary
Anaplastic
People Find Me Annoying
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30
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what are some investigations done for thyroid cancer

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USS-FNA - assess likelihood of malignancy
excision biopsy of lymph node
if vocal cord palsy pre-operative laryngoscopy

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31
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is FNA used in follicular lesions

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no - relationship to capsule not assessed

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32
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what are follicular lesions automatically graded on FNA

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Thy3

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33
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what does AMES take into account

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Age
Mets
Extent of primary tumour
Size of primary tumour

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34
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what is in AMES low risk group

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young patients with no mets (men < 40, women < 50)
older patients with intrathyroidal papillary lesion or minimally invasive follicular lesion
primary tumour < 5 cm and no mets

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35
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what is in AMES high risk

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all patients with distant mets
extrathyroidal disease with papillary cancer
significant capsular invasion with follicular carcinoma
primary tumour > 5cm in older patients
TSH < 1 mU/L

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36
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what is the treatment for AMES low risk

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thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy

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37
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what is the treatment for AMES high risk

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total thyroidectomy

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38
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how soon is calcium checked after surgery

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within 24 hours

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39
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when should calcium replacement therapy be initiated

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if calcium falls below 2

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40
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what should be given if calcium falls below 1.8 or if symptomatic

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IV calcium

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41
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what are patients discharged on after thyroid surgery

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T3 or T4

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42
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when is WBIS used and for what

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patients who have undergone sub-total or total thyroidectomy to determine ability of disease to take up iodine with a view to therapy

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43
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when should T4 be stopped prior to scan

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4 weeks

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44
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when should T3 be stopped prior to scan

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2 weeks

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45
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what should TSH be for best results

46
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what is given as a capsule in WBIS

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2-4 mCi I-131 administered 2 days prior

47
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what is the treatment if there if iodine uptake > 0.1% in thyroid bed in WBIS

A

thyroid remnant ablation (TRA)

48
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what are some precautions with TRA

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lead lined room
pretreated with rhTSH
disposable cutlery, sheets, clothing
little/no contact with nurses

49
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what is the aim for TSH and fT4 after TRA

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TSH < 0.1

fT4 < 25

50
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what is used as a tumour marker in the follow up of TRA

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thyroglobulin

51
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what are 3 side effects of TRA

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sialadenitis
sore throat
small but significant increase in acute myeloid leukemia

52
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what are 2 treatments for people with DTC refractory to iodine therapy

A

sorafenib

lenvatinib

53
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what % of thyroid nodules are benign

54
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what are some examples of benign thyroid nodules

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cyst
colloid nodule
benign follicular adenoma
hyperplastic nodule

55
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what would a discrete solitary mass encapsulated by a surrounding collagen cuff be

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follicular adenoma

56
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what are follicular adenomas composed of

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neoplastic thyroid follicles

57
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what can follicular adenomas secrete and what can this cause

what would be seen on an isotope scan

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thyroid hormones –> thyrotoxicosis

nodule is hot and rest of gland is suppressed

58
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what are 3 genetic mutations that may be seen in follicular adenoma

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ras
P1K3CA
TSHR signalling pathway - gain of function

59
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orphan annie nuclei

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papillary thyroid carcinoma

60
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is papillary thyroid carcinoma usually solitary or multifocal

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usually solitary but can be multifocal

61
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how do papillary thyroid carcinomas usually spread

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lymphatics

62
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what is a risk factor for papillary thyroid carcinoma

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ionising radiation

63
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if a PTC was to spread by blood where would it go

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lungs, bone, liver, brain

64
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how would you describe PTC and what are the bodies of calcification seen called

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cystic

psammoma bodies

65
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most common histological DTC

66
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what should you suspect if a lymph node contains thyroid tissue or psammoma body

67
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what 4 genes are involved in the genetics of PTC

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rearrangement of RET or NTKR1
activating point mutation in BRAF
mutation of RAS

68
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how does PTC usually present

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lesion in thyroid gland or cervical lymph node mets (mass)

69
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what would be some signs of locally advanced disease

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hoarse voice
dysphagia
cough
dyspnoea

70
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what is the treatment for a microcarcinoma (<1cm)

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thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy

71
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what is the treatment if there is macroscopic lymph node disease

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central compartment clearance and lateral lymph node sampling

72
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what is the 10 year mortality rate for PTC

73
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second most common histological DTC is

74
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how does FTC usually spread

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haem –> bones, lung, liver

75
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is a FTC usually multifocal or single nodule

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single nodule

76
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are females or males more likely to get FTC

77
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what is the age group of getting FTC

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40-50 (older than PTC)

78
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FTC are seen more in areas of iodine excess/iodine deficiency

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deficiency

79
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what are some genetic mutations seen in FTC

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P13k / AKT pathway mutation
ras (N-ras) mutation
Pax8 and PPARY1 translocation

80
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what are the 2 types of FTC

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minimally invasive and widely invasive

81
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which is more common of the 2 FTCs

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minimally invasive

82
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what is the survival rate at 10 years in MIFTC

83
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MIFTC are
slowly enlarging/dont enlarge
painless/painful
functional/non-functional

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slowly enlarging
painless
non-functional

84
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what is the architecture of MIFTC

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follicular architecture well differentiated with a part surrounding capsule

85
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what may a MIFTC be difficult to distinguish from

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follicular adenoma

86
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how do most FTC present

A

U3Thy3f lesion and dx on lobectomy

87
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what is the treatment for MIFTC

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thyroid lobectomy + isthmusectomy (capsular invasion only)

88
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what is the treatment for FTC is there is vascular invasion

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total thyroidectomy

89
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how does a widely invasive FTC differ in architecture

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more solid architecture
less follicular
more mitotic activity

90
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what is a tumour marker for MTC

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calcitonin

91
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MTC is a tumour of the —— cells which secrete —–

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tumour of the parafollicular cells that secrete calcitonin

92
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how would you describe the cells of MTC

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spindle or polygonal cells arranged in nests, trabeculae or follicles

93
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MTC is associated with deposition of what

94
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how can a MTC present

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neck mass with local effects or paraneoplastic syndrome

95
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what 2 paraneoplastic sydromes can MTC cause

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VIP production –> diarrhoea

ACTH production –> cushings

96
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how is MTC diagnosed

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FNA - presence of amyloid or calcitonin +ve stains

97
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what are the 4 types of MTC

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sporadic
familial non-MEN
familial MEN 2a
familial MEN 2b

98
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what types of MTC are more commonly seen in younger patients

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familial MEN 2a/b

99
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what age group do you see sporadic/familial non-MEN MTC

100
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what is the treatment of a MTC

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total thyroidectomy

101
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what is seen in the histology of MTC

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aggressive behaviour - necrosis, many mitoses, small cell morphology

102
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what is the 5 year survivial rate of MTC

103
Q

how would you describe anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

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undifferentiated and aggressive

104
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when is anaplastic thyroid carcinoma seen

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older patients

may be people with a history of DTC

105
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how do ATCs present

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rapid growth with involvement of neck structures and death

106
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what genetics are involved in ATC

A

p53

B-catenin mutation

107
Q

thyroid lymphoma is seen in a background of …

A

hypothyroidism

108
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who is most likely to get thyroid lymphoma

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females 70-80

109
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how is thyroid lymphoma diagnosed

A

core biopsy

110
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how is thyroid lymphoma treated

A

chemo (R-CHOP)
DXT (adjuvant radiotherapy)
steroids

111
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how does a thyroid lymphoma present

A

rapid onset mass in thyroid

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