Thyroid Malignancies - Their Primary Forms and Diagnosis

A longtime Valley Stream, New York, medical practitioner, Dr. Rajiv Datta addresses the surgical needs of a wide range of individuals with cancer. Having authored “thyroid cancer point-of-care/best practice guidelines,” which was published by the British Medical Journal, Dr. Rajiv Datta has also written on the topic of thyroid neoplasms.

Involving approximately 1 percent of new U.S. cancer diagnoses each year, thyroid malignancies take a number of forms, including papillary carcinomas (approximately 80 percent of cases), medullary thyroid carcinomas (up to 10 percent of cases), and follicular carcinomas (approximately 10 percent of cases).

The most common thyroid carcinoma symptom is a solitary thyroid nodule that is painless and palpable and typically discovered through routine neck palpitation. While the majority of thyroid nodules detected as an unusual lump in the neck are benign, all suspicious nodules should be carefully evaluated for symptoms such as rapid growth and, if deemed necessary, tested.

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