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The '''thyroid gland''' is an important little endocrine organ in the anterior [[neck]]. It is not infrequently afflicted by cancer... but the common cancer has such a good prognosis there is debate about how aggressively it should be treated. The [[cytopathology]] of the thyroid gland is dealt with in the ''[[thyroid cytology]]'' article. It frustrates a significant number of pathologists, as the criteria for cancer are considered a bit wishy-washy. | The '''thyroid gland''' is an important little endocrine organ in the anterior [[neck]]. It is not infrequently afflicted by [[cancer]]... but the common cancer has such a good prognosis there is debate about how aggressively it should be treated. The [[cytopathology]] of the thyroid gland is dealt with in the ''[[thyroid cytology]]'' article. It frustrates a significant number of pathologists, as the criteria for cancer are considered a bit wishy-washy. | ||
=Thyroid specimens= | =Thyroid specimens= | ||