RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58102967
T1 Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
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RD 2024/04/23
AB •  History  of  irradiation  to  the  neck  (in  some  patients)•  Painless  or  enlarging  nodule,  dysphagia  or  hoarseness•  Firm  or  hard,  fixed  thyroid  nodule;  cervical  lymphadenopathy•  Family  history  of  thyroid  cancer•  Appears  later  in  life•  Invasive,  nonencapsulated  tumor•  Patients  often  die  of  local  recurrence,  pulmonary  metastases,  or  both•  Microscopically,  has  3  different  types:1.  Giant  cell2.  Spindle  cell3.  Small  cell