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Epidemiology: | Epidemiology: | ||
*Very rare. | *Very rare. | ||
*Horrible prognosis. | *Horrible prognosis - median survival of 8 months in one series.<ref name=pmid24554064>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mohebati | first1 = A. | last2 = Dilorenzo | first2 = M. | last3 = Palmer | first3 = F. | last4 = Patel | first4 = SG. | last5 = Pfister | first5 = D. | last6 = Lee | first6 = N. | last7 = Tuttle | first7 = RM. | last8 = Shaha | first8 = AR. | last9 = Shah | first9 = JP. | title = Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: a 25-year single-institution experience. | journal = Ann Surg Oncol | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 1665-70 | month = May | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1245/s10434-014-3545-5 | PMID = 24554064 }}</ref> | ||
*Often presents with obstruction. | *Often presents with obstruction. | ||
*Typically there is a history of a thyroid mass. | *Typically there is a history of a thyroid mass. | ||