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Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 4(NMTC4)

MedGen UID:
907624
•Concept ID:
C4225293
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: NMTC4
 
Gene (location): FOXE1 (9q22.33)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014681
OMIM®: 616534

Definition

Nonmedullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) refers to neoplasms originating from the thyroid follicular cells and represents 80 to 95% of all thyroid cancers. Approximately 5% of NMTC occurs on the background of a familial predisposition. Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is usually the most frequent thyroid lesion in NMTC families, multinodular goiter (MNG) and follicular thyroid adenoma also occur (summary by Pereira et al., 2015). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of NMTC, see NMTC1 (188550). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
MedGen UID:
66773
•Concept ID:
C0238463
•
Neoplastic Process
The presence of a papillary adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland.
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Malignant tumor of prostate
MedGen UID:
138169
•Concept ID:
C0376358
•
Neoplastic Process
A cancer of the prostate.
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Ovarian neoplasm
MedGen UID:
181539
•Concept ID:
C0919267
•
Neoplastic Process
A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the ovary.
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Skin basal cell carcinoma
MedGen UID:
1648304
•Concept ID:
C4721806
•
Neoplastic Process
The presence of a basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
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Goiter
MedGen UID:
42270
•Concept ID:
C0018021
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Disease or Syndrome
An enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hashimoto thyroiditis: an evidence-based guide to etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J, Wartofsky L
Pol Arch Intern Med 2022 Mar 30;132(3) Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.20452/pamw.16222. PMID: 35243857Free PMC Article
Management of thyroid cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines.
Mitchell AL, Gandhi A, Scott-Coombes D, Perros P
J Laryngol Otol 2016 May;130(S2):S150-S160. doi: 10.1017/S0022215116000578. PMID: 27841128Free PMC Article
Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
Francis GL, Waguespack SG, Bauer AJ, Angelos P, Benvenga S, Cerutti JM, Dinauer CA, Hamilton J, Hay ID, Luster M, Parisi MT, Rachmiel M, Thompson GB, Yamashita S; American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force
Thyroid 2015 Jul;25(7):716-59. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0460. PMID: 25900731Free PMC Article

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG230, Thyroid cancer: assessment and management

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Microwave Ablation versus Surgical Resection for US-detected Multifocal T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A 10-Center Study.
Zhao ZL, Wang SR, Dong G, Liu Y, He JF, Shi LL, Guo JQ, Wang ZH, Cong ZB, Liu LH, Yang BB, Qu CP, Niu WQ, Wei Y, Peng LL, Li Y, Lu NC, Wu J, Yu MA
Radiology 2024 Apr;311(1):e230459. doi: 10.1148/radiol.230459. PMID: 38563669
Risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancers using multidimensional machine learning.
Li Y, Wu F, Ge W, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Zhao L, Gou W, Shi J, Ni Y, Li L, Fu W, Lin X, Yu Y, Han Z, Chen C, Xu R, Zhang S, Zhou L, Pan G, Peng Y, Mao L, Zhou T, Zheng J, Zheng H, Sun Y, Guo T, Luo D
Int J Surg 2024 Jan 1;110(1):372-384. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000814. PMID: 37916932Free PMC Article
Physician Perspectives of Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the US.
Dedhia PH, Saucke MC, Long KL, Doherty GM, Pitt SC
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e228722. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8722. PMID: 35467735Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Hashimoto Thyroiditis in Adults With Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Its Association With Cancer Recurrence and Outcomes.
Xu S, Huang H, Qian J, Liu Y, Huang Y, Wang X, Liu S, Xu Z, Liu J
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2118526. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18526. PMID: 34313737Free PMC Article
Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mao J, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zheng K, Wang R, Wang G
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:265. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00265. PMID: 32477264Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancers using multidimensional machine learning.
Li Y, Wu F, Ge W, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Zhao L, Gou W, Shi J, Ni Y, Li L, Fu W, Lin X, Yu Y, Han Z, Chen C, Xu R, Zhang S, Zhou L, Pan G, Peng Y, Mao L, Zhou T, Zheng J, Zheng H, Sun Y, Guo T, Luo D
Int J Surg 2024 Jan 1;110(1):372-384. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000814. PMID: 37916932Free PMC Article
American Thyroid Association Guidelines and National Trends in Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Gordon AJ, Dublin JC, Patel E, Papazian M, Chow MS, Persky MJ, Jacobson AS, Patel KN, Suh I, Morris LGT, Givi B
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Dec 1;148(12):1156-1163. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3360. PMID: 36326739Free PMC Article
Physician Perspectives of Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer in the US.
Dedhia PH, Saucke MC, Long KL, Doherty GM, Pitt SC
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e228722. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8722. PMID: 35467735Free PMC Article
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: Genetics, Therapeutics and Outcome.
Bauer AJ
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2020 Dec;49(4):589-611. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2020.08.001. PMID: 33153669
Black Thyroid.
Yu NY, Gamez ME
Int J Surg Pathol 2019 Jun;27(4):401-402. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1177/1066896918800773. PMID: 30322317

Therapy

Combination of Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Patients with Metastatic BRAFV600E-Mutated Thyroid Cancer.
Jeon Y, Park S, Lee SH, Kim TH, Kim SW, Ahn MJ, Jung HA, Chung JH
Cancer Res Treat 2024 Oct;56(4):1270-1276. Epub 2024 Mar 6 doi: 10.4143/crt.2023.1278. PMID: 38453274Free PMC Article
Comparison of Lobectomy vs Total Thyroidectomy for Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Lymph Node Metastasis.
Xu S, Huang H, Huang Y, Qian J, Wang X, Xu Z, Liu S, Liu J
JAMA Surg 2023 Jan 1;158(1):73-79. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5781. PMID: 36449303Free PMC Article
American Thyroid Association Guidelines and National Trends in Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Gordon AJ, Dublin JC, Patel E, Papazian M, Chow MS, Persky MJ, Jacobson AS, Patel KN, Suh I, Morris LGT, Givi B
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Dec 1;148(12):1156-1163. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3360. PMID: 36326739Free PMC Article
NTRK and RET fusion-directed therapy in pediatric thyroid cancer yields a tumor response and radioiodine uptake.
Lee YA, Lee H, Im SW, Song YS, Oh DY, Kang HJ, Won JK, Jung KC, Kwon D, Chung EJ, Hah JH, Paeng JC, Kim JH, Choi J, Kim OH, Oh JM, Ahn BC, Wirth LJ, Shin CH, Kim JI, Park YJ
J Clin Invest 2021 Sep 15;131(18) doi: 10.1172/JCI144847. PMID: 34237031Free PMC Article
Black Thyroid.
Yu NY, Gamez ME
Int J Surg Pathol 2019 Jun;27(4):401-402. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1177/1066896918800773. PMID: 30322317

Prognosis

Risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancers using multidimensional machine learning.
Li Y, Wu F, Ge W, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Zhao L, Gou W, Shi J, Ni Y, Li L, Fu W, Lin X, Yu Y, Han Z, Chen C, Xu R, Zhang S, Zhou L, Pan G, Peng Y, Mao L, Zhou T, Zheng J, Zheng H, Sun Y, Guo T, Luo D
Int J Surg 2024 Jan 1;110(1):372-384. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000814. PMID: 37916932Free PMC Article
Orthodenticle Homeobox OTX1 Promotes Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Progression and Is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker.
Wei J, Wang X, Jiao K
Genet Res (Camb) 2023;2023:5513812. Epub 2023 Sep 21 doi: 10.1155/2023/5513812. PMID: 37780815Free PMC Article
Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in the United States: 2000-2018.
Megwalu UC, Moon PK
Thyroid 2022 May;32(5):560-570. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0662. PMID: 35132899
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: Genetics, Therapeutics and Outcome.
Bauer AJ
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2020 Dec;49(4):589-611. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2020.08.001. PMID: 33153669
Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mao J, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zheng K, Wang R, Wang G
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:265. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00265. PMID: 32477264Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Microwave Ablation versus Surgical Resection for US-detected Multifocal T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A 10-Center Study.
Zhao ZL, Wang SR, Dong G, Liu Y, He JF, Shi LL, Guo JQ, Wang ZH, Cong ZB, Liu LH, Yang BB, Qu CP, Niu WQ, Wei Y, Peng LL, Li Y, Lu NC, Wu J, Yu MA
Radiology 2024 Apr;311(1):e230459. doi: 10.1148/radiol.230459. PMID: 38563669
Risk stratification of papillary thyroid cancers using multidimensional machine learning.
Li Y, Wu F, Ge W, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Zhao L, Gou W, Shi J, Ni Y, Li L, Fu W, Lin X, Yu Y, Han Z, Chen C, Xu R, Zhang S, Zhou L, Pan G, Peng Y, Mao L, Zhou T, Zheng J, Zheng H, Sun Y, Guo T, Luo D
Int J Surg 2024 Jan 1;110(1):372-384. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000814. PMID: 37916932Free PMC Article
American Thyroid Association Guidelines and National Trends in Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Gordon AJ, Dublin JC, Patel E, Papazian M, Chow MS, Persky MJ, Jacobson AS, Patel KN, Suh I, Morris LGT, Givi B
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Dec 1;148(12):1156-1163. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3360. PMID: 36326739Free PMC Article
Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mao J, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zheng K, Wang R, Wang G
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:265. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00265. PMID: 32477264Free PMC Article
MiR-758-3p regulates papillary thyroid cancer cell proliferation and migration by targeting TAB1.
Chen J, Xu Z, Yu C, Wu Z, Yin Z, Fang F, Chen B
Pharmazie 2019 Apr 1;74(4):235-238. doi: 10.1691/ph.2019.8933. PMID: 30940308

Recent systematic reviews

Liquid biopsies in thyroid cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zeyghami W, Hansen MU, Jakobsen KK, Groenhøj C, Feldt-Rasmussen U, von Buchwald C, Hahn CH
Endocr Relat Cancer 2023 Dec 1;30(12) Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1530/ERC-23-0002. PMID: 37882489
Assessment of Radiofrequency Ablation for Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
van Dijk SPJ, Coerts HI, Gunput STG, van Velsen EFS, Medici M, Moelker A, Peeters RP, Verhoef C, van Ginhoven TM
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Apr 1;148(4):317-325. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.4381. PMID: 35142816Free PMC Article
Active Surveillance Versus Thyroid Surgery for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review.
Chou R, Dana T, Haymart M, Leung AM, Tufano RP, Sosa JA, Ringel MD
Thyroid 2022 Apr;32(4):351-367. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0539. PMID: 35081743Free PMC Article
The Diagnostic Accuracy of One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification for Lymph Node Metastases of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma： A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Wang X, Zheng X, Zhu J, Li Z, Wei T
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:757766. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.757766. PMID: 35058876Free PMC Article
Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mao J, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Zheng K, Wang R, Wang G
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:265. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00265. PMID: 32477264Free PMC Article

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