Thyroid Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of thyroid cancers
A
Papillary Follicular Medullary Anaplastic Lymphoma
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2
Q
Who does papillary cancer affect? What’s the prognosis
A
Young women, good prognosis
3
Q
How does papillary cancer spread?
A
Lymphatic spread
4
Q
How is follicular cancer diagnosed?
A
Hemithyroidectomy because you can’t differentiate between adenoma and carcinoma on fine needle aspiration
5
Q
Medullary cancer is associated with what?
A
MEN 2A and 2B
6
Q
What hormone does medullary cancer secrete?
A
Calcitonin secretin tumour
7
Q
Who does anaplastic cancer affect and what’s the prognosis?
A
Elderly women, poor prognosis
8
Q
Lymphoma of the thyroid occurs after
A
B cell cancer after hashimotos
