Internal Medicine

Thyroid Cancer

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Does papillary thyroid cancer with extensive squamous differentiation require specialized treatment beyond RAI and TSH suppression?

Patient has 1.1 cm follicular variant PTC with extensive squamous differentiation. Neg 2/2 nodes. Already had total thyroidectomy. Would you recommend...

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Is tall cell variant papillary thyroid cancer automatically categorized as intermediate risk regardless of other histopathological features and should consequently be treated with RAI?

A female in her early 70s, total thyroidectomy, left 1.4 cm and right 0.7 cm tall cell variant papillary thyroid cancer with clear margins and negativ...

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What is the clinical significance of positive anti-thyroid antibodies in a patient that is post-thyroidectomy?

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What factors aside from progression do you consider most important in determining whether a patient with metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma is radioactive iodine refractory?

What is your evaluation approach for RAI response? What cumulative dose do you use in practice for deciding a patient is RAI refractory?

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What is the next step in management of a thyroid nodule that was biopsied and classified as Bethesda III, but Afirma genetic testing reveals parathyroid signature?

Patient does not have hypercalcemia.

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