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Thyroid info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| myxedema | seen in adults with hypothyroidism (facial edema) |
| Graves | most common cause of hyperthyroidism via IgG Abs that stim the TSH receptor |
| Goiter is commonly the result of ? | iodine deficiency and Hashimoto thyroiditis |
| most common thyroid disease | Goiter |
| Auto Abs to the thyroid | Hashimotos (autoimune thyroiditis) |
| most common cause of goiters in kids | hashimotos |
| acute thyroiditis | bacterial staph and strep |
| subacute thyroiditis | viral DeQervain's thyroiditis |
| granulomatous inflammation | viral subacute thyroiditis |
| most common thyroid neoplasm | Follicular Adenoma |
| microfollicles and a fibrous cap | Follicular Adenoma |
| capsular or vascular invasion carcinoma | follicular carcinoma (50% invade via hematogenous spread to the bone and lung) |
| orphan annie eyes | papillary carcinoma |
| psammoma bodies | papillary carcinoma |
| shatterred colloid | papillary carcinoma |
| 50% mets to lymphatics with great prog | papillary carcinoma |
| Bizzare cells and fatal in 6 months | Anaplastic Carcinoma |
| Carcinoma from C Cells | Medullary carcinoma |
| Carcinoma in the Superior thyroid | Medullary Carcinoma |
| amyloid stroma with Nested appearance | Medullary Carcinoma |
| calcitonin stain detection | medullary carcinoma |
| Neurosecretory granules | Medullary carcinoma |
| C-cell hyperplasia and secretes calcitonin | Medullary carcinoma |
| 50% 5 year | medullary carcinoma |
| very very rare neoplasm of the thyroid | lymphoma |