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Thyroid Flashcards

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Benign

A

Adenoma

- encapsulated in collagen

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Malignant

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Papillary
Follicular
Medullary
Anaplastic

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Papillary

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Most common 
Young adults 
Lymphatic spread
Usually solitary (Adeno)
Orphan Annie nuclei
Psommama bodies 
Mutations in RAS & BRAF
Good survival - lobectomy
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Orhan Annie nuclei

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Papillary thyroid cancer

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Psommam bodies

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Papillary thyroid cancer

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Follicular

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2nd most common 
Older (40-50)
Haematogenous spread 
Iodine deficiency, P13K AKT 
Invasive
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Medullary

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From c-cells that secrete calcitonin
Total thyroidectomy
Associated with MEN2

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Anaplastic

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Undifferentiated & aggressive
Involves neck structures causing death
Chemo & radio

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Most common

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Papillary

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Most dangerous

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Anaplastic

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