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Follicular Carcinoma
Also Known As: Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Surgery
4Medical therapy
8- ChemotherapyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- ExcisionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Lymph Node ResectionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Percutaneous Ethanol InjectionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Radiation TreatmentWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Radioiodine TherapyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Thyroid LobectomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- ThyroidectomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological and test markers
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Often increased
6- Alpha-1 Antintrypsin (AAT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–215 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.6–1 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Fibrin MonomersReference range example0–10,000 µg/LLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Monomers Test
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- haptoglobin (Hp)Reference range example45–200 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1haptoglobin (Hp) concentration
Often decreased
1Other associated markers
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Introduction / full article
Follicular Carcinoma
Follicular Carcinoma
This is a type of thyroid cancer that grows from the follicle cells. Follicular Carcinoma usually affects older individuals around the age of 50 and up. Follicular Carcinoma can spread to the lungs when not controlled. Symptoms are severe coughing, lumps in the neck, difficulty in swallowing, changes in the tone of the voice, and discomfort and pain in the neck area. When there is suspicion of Follicular Carcinoma, seeking medical attention is still the advised. Doctors would do physical exam and feel the neck area for lumps, do blood tests, thyroid scan, and a biopsy to make the right analysis.
Summary Reference
Treatment
1. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch152/ch152j.html?qt=follicular%20carcinoma&alt=sh
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17199433?dopt=Abstract
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117033?dopt=Abstract
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117033?dopt=Abstract