title: Thyroid cancer.
abstract: Thyroid cancers are especially common in patients who have received irradiation to the head and neck region for benign diseases. Well-differentiated papillary and/or follicular carcinomas are the most common types of thyroid cancer. They grow slowly and have a very good prognosis when managed with an appropriate combination of surgical and medical therapy. Other types of thyroid cancer often require more intensive therapy and follow-up. It is especially important to evaluate relatives of patients with medullary thyroid cancer.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*