title: Thyroid cancer in adults.
abstract: This article provides an overview of thyroid cancer, an increasingly common but highly treatable disease. Types of thyroid cancer, staging systems, diagnostic techniques and treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*