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Results 1 - 10 of 113 for thyroid cancer
  1. Thyroid cancer 
    Thyroid cancer is a cancer that starts in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located inside the ... Thyroid cancer can occur in people of any age. Radiation increases the risk of developing thyroid cancer. Exposure ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001213.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Thyroid cancer - papillary carcinoma 
    About 85% of all thyroid cancers diagnosed in the United States are the papillary carcinoma type. It is more common in women than in men. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000331.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Thyroid cancer - medullary carcinoma 
    ... in children and adults. Unlike other types of thyroid cancer, MTC is less likely to be caused by ... hyperparathyroidism or pancreatic endocrine tumors Other types of thyroid cancer include: Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid Follicular tumor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000374.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Thyroid nodule 
    ... gland. These growths can be: Not cancer (benign), thyroid cancer (malignant), or very rarely, other cancers or infections ... Only a few thyroid nodules are due to thyroid cancer . A thyroid nodule is more likely to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007265.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Radioiodine therapy 
    ... thyroid gland and, if the treatment is for thyroid cancer, any thyroid cancer cells that might have traveled and settled in ... Radioiodine therapy is used to treat hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer . Hyperthyroidism occurs when your thyroid gland makes excess ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007702.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Anaplastic thyroid cancer 
    Anaplastic thyroid cancer is an invasive type of thyroid cancer that grows very rapidly. It occurs most often in people ... for only about less than 1% of all thyroid cancers in the United States.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000352.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid 
    ... is a test to diagnose thyroid disease or thyroid cancer . It is often used to find out if ... disease , such as goiter or thyroiditis Noncancerous tumors Thyroid cancer
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003899.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Thyroid cancer - CT scan (image) 
    This CT scan shows a thyroid cancer tumor in the throat, encircling, narrowing, and displacing the windpipe (trachea).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1205.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Thyroid gland removal 
    ... that is so overactive it is dangerous ( thyrotoxicosis ) Cancer of the thyroid Noncancerous (benign) tumors of the thyroid that are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002933.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Thyroid cancer - CT scan (image) 
    ... of the upper chest (thorax) shows a malignant thyroid tumor (cancer). The dark area around the trachea (marked by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1204.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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