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Thyroid malignancies C73
Synonym(s)
malignancies of the thyroid gland
Definition
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Malignant growths of the thyroid gland. The majority (>99%) of these are epithelial malignancies (thyroid carcinomas)
Classification
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Differentiated carcinomas
- Papillary carcinoma (60% of all thyroid carcinomas)
- Follicular carcinoma (30% of all thyroid carcinomas)
Low differentiated carcinoma (rare)
Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma (rare)
Medullary carcinoma (derived from the calcitonin producing C-cells; 5% of all thyroid carcinomas)
Other (<1% of all thyroid malignancies): Malignant lymphomas, thyroid sarcomas, metastases
Occurrence/Epidemiology
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Incidence: 6/100.000 people/year (about 1% of all cancer cases in Germany). Incidences have remained constant over the last two decades.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer