Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
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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[edit | edit source]
- Radical chirurgical intervention (total thyroidectomy),
- paliative care – cytostatic drugs + external radiation;
- often the therapy is only supportive.
Prognosis[edit | edit source]
- Unfavorable, the medain survival is 5 months.
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Literature[edit | edit source]
- 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>
References[edit | edit source]
- KEUTGEN, Xavier M, Samira M SADOWSKI a Electron KEBEBEW. Management of anaplastic thyroid cancer. Gland Surg [online]. 2015, vol. 4, no. 1, s. 44-51, dostupné také z <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4321056/?tool=pubmed>. ISSN 2227-684X.
