/thyroid gland carcinoma

thyroid gland carcinoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0015075

Also Known As

cancer of the thyroidcancer of thyroidhead and neck cancer, thyroidthyroid cancerthyroid gland cancercarcinoma of the thyroidcarcinoma of the thyroid glandcarcinoma of thyroidcarcinoma of thyroid glandthyroid carcinomathyroid gland carcinoma

Definition

A carcinoma arising from the thyroid gland. It is usually an adenocarcinoma and includes the following main subtypes: follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic.