thyroid questions

Prophylactic Thyroidectomy

2022-06-162020-02-11 by admin

Q) Prophylactic thyroidectomy is done for

a) Medullary Carcinoma thyroid

b) Anaplastic

c) Lymphoma

d) Papillary Ca thyroid

2022-01-012017-07-26 by admin

Q) Which of the following thyroid cancers do not take up radio active iodine

a) Medullary carcinoma thyroid

b) Papillary carcinoma

c) Follicular carcinoma

d) Hurthle cell carcinoma

a - Medullary carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a tumor that arises from the C cells ie the parafollicular cells and not from cells of thyroid follicles.

These are not TSH dependent and hence do not take up radioactive iodine

Hurthle cell carcinoma is a variation of follicular carcinoma only.

In these tumors lymph node involvement is about 60%

Bailey page 769

2017-04-21 by admin

Q . Management of Multinodular goitre with dysphagia and pain neck in 35 year old lady

a) Iodine treatment

b) Surgery

c) Thyroxine (T3 and T4)

d) FNAC and Radioactive Iodine