Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Thyroid Malignancy

Pappilary : Most common, slowest growing, distant metastases rare, thyroglobulin tumour marker

Follicular : 2nd common, more aggressive than papillary, both local and distant metastasis

Anaplastic : Most aggresive, painful rapidly expansion, worst prognosis

Medullary : Associated with MEN 2, Calcitonin tumour marker, early total thyroidectomy curative.

Lymphoma : as generalized lymphoma or thyroid only.

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