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papillary thyroid cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006315

Cancer that forms in follicular cells in the thyroid and grows in small finger-like shapes. It grows slowly, is more common in women than in men, and often occurs before age 45. It is the most common type of thyroid cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006315
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006315",
  "term": "papillary thyroid cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer that forms in follicular cells in the thyroid and grows in small finger-like shapes. It grows slowly, is more common in women than in men, and often occurs before age 45. It is the most common type of thyroid cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/papillary-thyroid-cancer/"
}

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