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Differentiated thyroid carcinoma

What is Differentiated thyroid carcinoma?

A rare, slow-growing, epithelial thyroid carcinoma typically presenting as an asymptomatic thyroid mass and is classed as either papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) or Hurthle cell thyroid cancer (HCTC).

Other condition names

  • Papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma
  • Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Inheritance type

Not applicable

Age of Onset

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Childhood
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