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ea0073aep881 | Late Breaking | ECE2021

Follicular thyroid carcinoma in a developing country : A retrospective study of 10 years

Aziz Abdul , Qamar Masood Muhammad , Sattar Saadia , Fatima Saira , Islam Najmul

IntroductionThe most common endocrine tumor is thyroid cancer. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma (FTC) accounts for 5%–10% of all thyroid cancers. Patients with FTC frequently present with more advanced stage diseases and a higher occurrence of distant metastases because of the propensity of vascular invasion. FTC are mainly treated with surgery while radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) is main adjuvant therapy as per ATA guidelines. In many developing coun...