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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from [[anaplastic thyroid carcinoma]], [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]], and [[Hurthle cell carcinoma]]. | Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from [[anaplastic thyroid carcinoma]], [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]], [[paraganglioma]], [[carcinoid tumor]] and [[Hurthle cell carcinoma]]. | ||
==Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases== | ||
* Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from the following: | * Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from the following: | ||
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:*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | :*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
:*[[Hurthle cell carcinoma]] | :*[[Hurthle cell carcinoma]] | ||
:*[[Paraganglioma]] | :*[[Paraganglioma]] | ||
:*[[Carcinoid]] | :*[[Carcinoid]] | ||
:*Metastatic Melanoma<ref>Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov | :*Metastatic Melanoma<ref>Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov | ||
(2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015</ref> | (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, paraganglioma, carcinoid tumor and Hurthle cell carcinoma.
Differentiating Medullary thyroid cancer from other Diseases
- Medullary thyroid cancer must be differentiated from the following:
- Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Hurthle cell carcinoma
- Paraganglioma
- Carcinoid
- Metastatic Melanoma[1]
Reference
- ↑ Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015