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Follicular thyroid cancer

Index Follicular thyroid cancer

Follicular thyroid cancer or follicular thyroid carcinoma accounts for 15% of thyroid cancer and occurs more commonly in women over 50 years of age. [1]

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Chromosomal translocation

In genetics, a chromosome translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes.

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Cowden syndrome

Cowden syndrome (also known as Cowden's disease and multiple hamartoma syndrome) is an autosomal dominant inherited condition characterized by benign overgrowths called hamartomas as well as an increased lifetime risk of breast, thyroid, uterine, and other cancers.

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FTC

FTC may refer to.

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Hürthle cell

A Hürthle cell or Askanazy cell is a cell in the thyroid that is often associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis as well as benign and malignant tumors (Hürthle cell adenoma and Hürthle cell carcinoma, formerly considered a subtype of follicular thyroid cancer).

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Hürthle cell adenoma

Hürthle cell adenoma is a rare benign tumor, typically seen in women between the ages of 70 and 80 years old.

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Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology.

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List of diseases (T)

This is a list of diseases starting with the letter "T".

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List of OMIM disorder codes

This is a list of disorder codes in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database.

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Oncocyte

An oncocyte is an epithelial cell characterized by an excessive number of mitochondria, resulting in an abundant acidophilic, granular cytoplasm.

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Papillary thyroid cancer

Papillary thyroid cancer or papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid cancer, representing 75 percent to 85 percent of all thyroid cancer cases.

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PAX8

Paired box gene 8, also known as PAX8, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PAX8 gene.

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Thyroid

The thyroid gland, or simply the thyroid, is an endocrine gland in the neck, consisting of two lobes connected by an isthmus.

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Thyroid adenoma

A thyroid adenoma is a benign tumor of the thyroid gland.

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Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland.

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Thyroid disease

Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland (the endocrine organ found at the front of the neck that produces thyroid hormones).

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Thyroid neoplasm

Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid.

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Thyroid nodule

Thyroid nodules are nodules (raised areas of tissue or fluid) which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_thyroid_cancer

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