Thyroid Cancer (Thyroid Carcinoma): Causes
Pathogenesis (development of disease) Thyroid carcinomas arise from either thyrocytes (follicular epithelial cells of the thyroid gland; papillary and follicular carcinoma) or parafollicular C cells (medullary carcinoma). They arise from genetic alterations of these cells. The reason for this genetic alteration is unclear in many cases. Etiology (causes) Biographic causes Genetic burden from parents, grandparents, … Thyroid Cancer (Thyroid Carcinoma): Causes
