Follicular carcinoma of thyroid glandICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : 2D10.0;
Preferred Label : Follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland;
ICD-11 definition : A differentiated adenocarcinoma arising from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.
The nuclear features which characterise the thyroid gland papillary carcinoma are
absent. Radiation exposure is a risk factor and it comprises approximately 10% to
15% of thyroid cancers. Clinically, it usually presents as a solitary mass in the
thyroid gland. It is generally unifocal and thickly encapsulated and shows invasion
of the capsule or the vessels. Diagnostic procedures include: thyroid ultrasound and
fine needle biopsy.;
ICD-11 inclusion : follicular adenocarcinoma of thyroid gland; oxyphilic cell follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland; well differentiated follicular adenocarcinoma of thyroid gland; pure follicle carcinoma of thyroid gland; trabecular follicular adenocarcinoma of thyroid gland; well differentiated follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland; trabecular follicular adenocarcinoma of unspecified site; moderately differentiated follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland; moderately differentiated follicular adenocarcinoma of thyroid gland; follicular adenocarcinoma of unspecified site; trabecular follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland; pure follicle follicular carcinoma of unspecified site; follicular thyroid carcinoma; follicular carcinoma of unspecified site; pure follicular carcinoma of thyroid gland; trabecular follicular carcinoma of unspecified site; well differentiated follicular carcinoma of unspecified site; well differentiated follicular adenocarcinoma of unspecified site; moderately differentiated follicular adenocarcinoma of unspecified site;
A differentiated adenocarcinoma arising from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.
The nuclear features which characterise the thyroid gland papillary carcinoma are
absent. Radiation exposure is a risk factor and it comprises approximately 10% to
15% of thyroid cancers. Clinically, it usually presents as a solitary mass in the
thyroid gland. It is generally unifocal and thickly encapsulated and shows invasion
of the capsule or the vessels. Diagnostic procedures include: thyroid ultrasound and
fine needle biopsy.