title: Tumours of the thyroid gland.
abstract: The epithelial tumours of the thyroid are divided into benign, malignant, and C-cell categories. The malignant tumours are described under the following names: follicular carcinoma, solid and solid-follicular carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and anaplastic carcinoma. The malignant mesenchymal tumours are described as fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. There are also coexistent tumours and carcinosarcomas.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004285:Dogs; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*