follicular thyroid carcinoma

Widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

What is widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma? Widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer. The tumour is called “widely invasive” because groups of cancer cells are found throughout the normal thyroid gland. How is widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma diagnosed? The diagnosis of widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma can only be …
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Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer. This type of cancer is called “encapsulated” because it is separated from the normal thyroid gland by a thin band of tissue called a tumour capsule and “angioinvasive” because, upon microscopic examination, cancer cells were found inside at least one blood vessel outside the …
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Minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

What is minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma? Minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer. The tumour is separated from the normal thyroid gland by a thin band of tissue called a tumour capsule. In a “minimally invasive” tumour, groups of cancer cells have broken through the tumour capsule and spread into …
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