Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Cystic Changes in a Patient With Prior History of Toxic Nodule

• Main Authors: Gliceida Maria Galarza Fortuna MD (Author), Paola Rios MD (Author), Ailyn Rivero MD (Author), Gabriela Zuniga MD (Author), Kathrin Dvir MD (Author), Michael M. Pagacz MD (Author), Alex Manzano MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thyroid nodules are palpable on up to 7% of asymptomatic patients. Cancer is present in 8% to 16% of those patients with previously identified thyroid nodules. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, accounting for approximately 85% of thyroid cancers. Although m...