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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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malignancies of the thyroid gland

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Malignant growths of the thyroid gland. The majority (>99%) of these are epithelial malignancies (thyroid carcinomas)

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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/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

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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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer