Thyroid Cancers Flashcards
What condition are TSH receptor antibodies seen in?
Grave’s disease
What condition are anti-TPO antibodies seen in?
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
What is the most common thyroid cancer?
Papillary
What thyroid cancer demonstrates orphan-annie nuclei?
Papillary
What age group is normally affected by papillary thyroid cancer?
Younger women
What type of thyroid cancer is associated with MEN2?
Medullary
What thyroid cancer is calcitonin a marker for?
Medullary
What age group gets follicular thyroid cancer
older (>50)
What thyroid cancer are psammoma bodies seen in?
Papillary
How does thyroid cancer spread?
Lymphatic spread
What cancers is thyroglobulin a tumour marker for?
Papillary
Follicular
Where does follicular thyroid cancer spread?
Bone and liver
Who is affected by anaplastic thyroid cancer?
Elderly women
