Ear, nose & throat · UKMLA & AKT
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Less than 1% of all thyroid cancers - but one of the most lethal solid tumours
- Predominantly affects patients over 60 years of age
- All ATC is classified as AJCC Stage IV at diagnosis - there is no Stage I-III
The exam uses ATC as the contrast to papillary thyroid cancer: young woman + lymph node spread + excellent prognosis = papillary; elderly patient + rapidly enlarging hard neck mass + pressure symptoms + very poor prognosis = ATC.
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