Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: an epidemiologic, histologic, immunohistochemical and molecular single institution study

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive form of thyroid cancer. A single institution thyroid cancer cohort of ATC was identified within the last ten years at our institution. Retrospective analysis revealed that the frequency of ATC was 0.5% (11/2106 thyroid carcinomas). The average age at diagnosis of ATC was 74 years, and the female to male ratio was 1.2:1. ATC presented as a rapidly enlarging neck mass involving predominantly the left thyroid lobe (7/11, 64%). Cervical adenopathy was present in 7/11 (64%) of cases.
Source: Human Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research