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Preferred Label : Thyroid Gland Anaplastic Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Carcinosarcoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Thyroid; Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer; Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid; Pleomorphic Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Sarcomatoid Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Anaplastic Carcinoma of Thyroid Gland; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Thyroid Gland; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Thyroid; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland; Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland; Anaplastic Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Dedifferentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Thyroid Carcinoma; Metaplastic Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Undifferentiated (Anaplastic) Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Anaplastic Carcinoma of Thyroid; Undifferentiated Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Pleomorphic Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Undifferentiated (Anaplastic) Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Metaplastic Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Sarcomatoid Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Giant Cell Carcinoma; ATC; Thyroid Gland Spindle Cell Carcinoma; Anaplastic Follicular Cell Derived Thyroid Carcinoma; Anaplastic Follicular Cell Derived Thyroid Gland Carcinoma;

NCIt related terms : Undifferentiated (Anaplastic) Thyroid Gland Cancer; Undifferentiated Thyroid Tumor;

NCIt definition : A primary carcinoma of the thyroid gland composed of undifferentiated cells. The malignant cells demonstrate evidence of epithelial differentiation, either by immunohistochemistry or electron microscopic studies. Microscopically, in the majority of cases there is a mixture of spindle, epithelioid, and giant cells. The vast majority of the patients present with a rapidly enlarging neck mass. The clinical course is usually aggressive.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A rare, aggressive type of thyroid cancer in which the malignant (cancer) cells look very different from normal thyroid cells.; NICHD: An aggressive carcinoma of the thyroid gland composed of undifferentiated cells.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044541; 10002240;

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