thyroid clinical 1: iodine

Question 1

in iodine trapping, iodide is brought into the __ __ by the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS)

Answer 1

follicular cells

Question 2

iodine is transported out of the follicular cell into the lumen-colloid by

Answer 2

pendrin (transporter)

Question 3

MC thyroid ca MC in young women that grows slowly and can be cured

Answer 3

papillary

Question 4

2nd MC thyroid ca, women 50+ that grows slowly

Answer 4

follicular

Question 5

uncommon thyroid ca of the C cells that grows slowly and involves gene RET change

Answer 5

medullary

Question 6

least common thyroid ca in 60+ yo that grows FAST

Answer 6

anaplastic