Thyroid cancer

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Overview
Although cancers of the thyroid represents about 1% of human malignant neoplasms, it the most common endocrinological malignancy, with about 23,500 cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed yearly in the United States. The incidence shows a predominance in females with a male:female ratio about 1:1.5 to 1:3 in most countries. The median age for diagnosis is in the third and fourth decades of life.

Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Laboratory tests | Electrocardiogram | X Rays | CT | MRI Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other images | Alternative diagnostics

Treatment
Medical therapy | Surgical options | Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | Financial costs | Future therapies