Week 11: Chp 43: Thyroid Cancer

Question 1

Patients with thyroid cancer usually present with what?

Answer 1

a nodule on the thyroid gland

Question 2

4 types of thyroid cancer

Answer 2

-papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic

Question 3

In all types of thyroid cancer other than anaplastic, what is the treatment of choice in the absence of distant metastasis?

Answer 3

thyroidectomy

Question 4

Following surgery of thyroidectomy, patients require close monitoring for?

Answer 4

clinical manifestations of both hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, and their care is similar to that of the patient undergoing thyroidectomy secondary to hyperthyroidism

Question 5

What is the treatment of choice with anaplastic carcinoma?

Answer 5

radiation therapy is the treatment of choice because of the aggressive nature of this fast-growing tumor

Question 6

What may be used in patients who are not responsive to radiation therapy with anaplastic carcinoma?

Answer 6

chemotherapy

Question 7

Depending on the diagnosis of treatment, who is part of the interprofessional team?

Answer 7

endocrinologist, surgeon, oncologist, dietitian, social worker, and nurse is essential to promoting health