Most common thyroid cancer; usually indolent with good prognosis
Expansion
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Purpose
Often presents with nodule and regional lymph node metastases
Clinical Context
Papillary thyroid carcinoma: indolent course, 10-year survival greater than 90 percent. Often cervical lymph node involvement. Microcalcifications on ultrasound suspicious.
Related Terms
- Thyroid cancer
Key Points
- “Papillary thyroid carcinoma: most common thyroid cancer (85 percent), best prognosis; ultrasound shows hypoechoic nodule with microcalcifications”