Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
"Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An aggressive THYROID GLAND malignancy which generally occurs in IODINE-deficient areas in people with previous thyroid pathology such as GOITER. It is associated with CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION of THYROID CARCINOMA (e.g., FOLLICULAR THYROID CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER). Typical initial presentation is a rapidly growing neck mass which upon metastasis is associated with DYSPHAGIA; NECK PAIN; bone pain; DYSPNEA; and NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS.
| Descriptor ID |
D065646
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic- Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
- Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
- Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinomas
- Carcinoma, Anaplastic Thyroid
- Carcinomas, Anaplastic Thyroid
- Thyroid Carcinomas, Anaplastic
- Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancers
- Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid
- Cancers, Anaplastic Thyroid
- Thyroid Cancers, Anaplastic
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