title: Thyroid and parathyroid cancer.
abstract: The epidemiology, etiology, pathology, and management of thyroid and parathyroid carcinoma are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the clinical differences in the management and treatment of the various histologic subtypes of thyroid cancer. The biologic and prognostic differences among the various histologic types of thyroid cancer and their relationship to age are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Greenville Memorial Medical Center, South Carolina.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Gluck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy