Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma i. e. anaplastic thyroid cancer is a rare (1–5 % of thyroid carcinoma). It usually affect individuals older than 60–70 years. Characteristic features for this type of tumor is: rapid growth of cancerous nodules, invasion to surroundings and mechanical syndrome (due to pressure). It creates distant metastasis (lymph nodes, lungs, liver, CNS).

Therapy

 * Radical chirurgical intervention (total thyroidectomy),
 * paliative care – cytostatic drugs + external radiation;
 * often the therapy is only supportive.

Prognosis

 * Unfavorable, the medain survival is 5 months.

Related articles

 * Nádory štítné žlázy
 * Diferencovaný karcinom štítné žlázy
 * Medulární karcinom štítné žlázy

Literature

 * DÍTĚ, P., et al. Vnitřní lékařství. 2. vydání. Praha : Galén, 2007.  ISBN 978-80-7262-496-6.


 * BENEŠ, Jiří. Studijní materiály [online]. ©2007. [cit. 2014]. < http://jirben.wz.cz >