Differentiated thyroid cancer
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002441
A type of thyroid cancer in which the cancer cells look similar to normal thyroid cells when viewed under a microscope. Most differentiated thyroid cancers form in the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. They tend to grow slowly, can be treated, and can usually be cured. The most common types of differentiated thyroid cancer are papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-002441 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
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