TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery 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 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58102967 ER -