Chapter 26 Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Lymphoma Kenneth B. Ain, Joseph Valentino Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Nature of the Disease Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is the most aggressive and deadly…
Chapter 19 Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Douglas S. Ross Papillary cancers that are 10 mm or less in maximal diameter are called micropapillary cancers. The most recent World Health Organization (WHO) classification…
Chapter 4 Thyroiditis Alan P. Farwell, Lewis E. Braverman Introduction Thyroiditis comprises a diverse group of disorders that are among the most common endocrine abnormalities encountered in medical endocrine clinical…
Chapter 6 Thyroglossal Duct Cysts and Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Maisie L. Shindo Embryology Embryologically, the median anlage of the thyroid originates from the endodermal segment in the floor of the…
