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What are the different types of thyroid cancer?
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4 types: Papillary, follicular, medullary, anaplastic both papillary and follicular cancers are typically treated with complete removal of the lobe of the thyroid that harbors the cancer, in addition to the removal of most or all of the other side. Medullary cancer of the thyroid is significantly less common, but has a worse prognosis. Thyroid cancer anaplastic has a poor prognosis.
Answered 4/28/2016
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3 categories: Thyroid cancer is divided into 3 general categories: 1) well-differentiated (papillary, follicular, hurthle cell) 2) poorly differentiated 3) undifferentiated (anaplastic).
Answered 8/26/2014
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Thyroid cancer: Different types of thyroid cancer- in general it is divided in to: well differentiated cancer ( follicular, papillary cancer), medullary thyroid cancer and undifferentiated cancer ( anaplastic cancer).
Answered 7/10/2012
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