Combination therapy for anaplastic giant cell thyroid carcinoma

Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Molecular Tools for Diagnosis and Therapy

1 Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Valladolid University (Uva), Spanish Research Council (CSIC), C/ Sanz y Fores s/n, 47003 Valladolid, Spain 2Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy 3Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del...

Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Following Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Graves' Disease

Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy has been used as a treatment option for Graves' disease, and it has been widely accepted to be safe. On the other hand, some evidence suggests that RAI therapy is possibly associated with a small increased risk of thyroid cancer. Herein, we report a rare case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) associated with Graves' disease, following RAI treatment. A 42-yea...

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Thyroid cancers represent about 1% of all human cancers. Differentiate thyroid carcinomas (DTCs), papillary and follicular cancers, are the most frequent forms, instead Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma (ATC) is estimated to comprise 1-2% of thyroid malignancies and it accounts for 14-39% of thyroid cancer deaths. The annual incidence of ATC is about one to two cases/million, with the overall incide...

Ultrastructure of an anaplastic giant cell tumor of the thyroid.

A case of anaplastic, multinucleated giant cell tumor of the thyroid was studied by light and electron microscopy. The coexistence of anaplastic sarcomatous tumor and well differentiated follicular carcinoma, and the presence of desmosomes among the mononuclear cells suggested that this tumor originates in thyroid follicular cells. The multinucleated giant cells, which characterize this thyroid...