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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a rare and aggressive form of cancer of the thyroid gland.
Alternative Names
Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Anaplastic thyroid cancer grows very rapidly and is an invasive type of
Anaplastic cancer accounts for only about 1% of all thyroid cancers.
Review Date: 03/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
