Schmid K W
Gerhard-Domagk-Institut für Pathologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
Praxis (Bern 1994). 1998 Mar 11;87(11):367-74.
Carcinoma of the thyroid is a rare tumour, comprising approximately 1% of human malignancies. Thyroid carcinoma is classified according to its origin (thyroid follicular cell or calcitonin-producing C cell) and grade of differentiation (differentiated, poorly differentiated or anaplastic). Due to their different biology, genetical background and clinical course, which result in fundamentally different therapeutic strategies, the various types of thyroid carcinoma have attracted a lot of interest by both clinicians and pathologists. This review article deals with the most important aspects (definition, epidemiology, clinical course, prognosis, differential diagnosis and genetic background) of the various thyroid carcinomas.
甲状腺癌是一种罕见的肿瘤，约占人类恶性肿瘤的1%。甲状腺癌根据其起源（甲状腺滤泡细胞或产生降钙素的C细胞）和分化程度（分化型、低分化型或未分化型）进行分类。由于它们具有不同的生物学特性、遗传背景和临床过程，导致治疗策略根本不同，因此各种类型的甲状腺癌引起了临床医生和病理学家的广泛关注。这篇综述文章探讨了各种甲状腺癌的最重要方面（定义、流行病学、临床过程、预后、鉴别诊断和遗传背景）。
