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Preferred term

Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancers
  • Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid
  • Cancers, Anaplastic Thyroid
  • Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic
  • Thyroid Cancers, Anaplastic

Note

  • coordinate IM with THYROID NEOPLASMS (IM)

Scope note

  • An aggressive THYROID GLAND malignancy which generally occurs in IODINE-deficient areas in people with previous thyroid pathology such as GOITER. It is associated with CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION of THYROID CARCINOMA (e.g., FOLLICULAR THYROID CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER). Typical initial presentation is a rapidly growing neck mass which upon metastasis is associated with DYSPHAGIA; NECK PAIN; bone pain; DYSPNEA; and NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS.

History note

  • 2015 (2010); use Thyroid Neoplasms 2010-2014

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D065646

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