Ear, nose & throat · UKMLA & AKT
Follicular 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.
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- Second most common thyroid cancer (~10%); peaks age 40-60; 3x more common in women
- More common in iodine-deficient regions (chronic TSH stimulation drives follicular cell proliferation)
FTC spreads haematogenously to lung and bone. PTC spreads lymphatically to cervical lymph nodes. Cervical lymphadenopathy = PTC, not FTC.
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