A carcinoma arising from the thyroid gland. It is usually an adenocarcinoma and includes the following main subtypes: follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
carcinoma of the thyroid; carcinoma of the thyroid gland; carcinoma of thyroid; carcinoma of thyroid gland; thyroid gland carcinoma
broad_synonym:
cancer of the thyroid; cancer of thyroid; head and neck cancer, thyroid; thyroid cancer; thyroid gland cancer