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What type of cancer is Hurthle cell carcinoma?
What type of cancer is Hurthle cell carcinoma?
- Anaplastic cancer
- Medullary cancer
- Papillary cancer
- Follicular cancer (correct)
Which type of cancer has a higher incidence of nodal metastasis?
Which type of cancer has a higher incidence of nodal metastasis?
- Follicular cancer
- Anaplastic cancer
- Medullary cancer
- Papillary cancer (correct)
What is true about lymph node metastasis in follicular and papillary cancer?
What is true about lymph node metastasis in follicular and papillary cancer?
- Lymph node metastasis is more common in follicular cancer (correct)
- Lymph node metastasis is more common in papillary cancer
- Both types of cancer have the same incidence of lymph node metastasis
- Lymph node metastasis is rare in both types of cancer
Which type of cancer is more likely to have distant metastasis?
Which type of cancer is more likely to have distant metastasis?
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What is a characteristic of papillary carcinoma?
What is a characteristic of papillary carcinoma?
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Study Notes
Thyroid Cancer
- Lymph node metastasis is more common in papillary cancer than in follicular cancer.
- Papillary cancer is associated with an increased incidence of nodal metastasis.
- Distant metastasis is more common in follicular carcinoma.
- Hurthle cell carcinoma is a type of follicular cancer.
- Papillary carcinoma is usually non-encapsulated and slow-growing.
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