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is pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality
patient care. It focuses on the needs of primary care practice, but also is applicable to providers
at all levels. is pocket guide should not be considered exclusive of other methods of care
reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. e ultimate judgment concerning the
propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician aer consideration of each
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Source
Bible KC, Kebebew E, Brierley JD, et al. American yroid Association Anaplastic
yroid Cancer Guidelines Task Force. 2021 American yroid Association Guidelines
for Management of Patients with Anaplastic yroid Cancer. yroid 2021;31(3):337-386
American yroid Association Headquarters
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Abbreviations
ATC, anaplastic thyroid cancer; AUC, area under the curve; BUN, blood urea nitrogen;
CR, complete response; CT, computed tomography, DTC, differentiated thyroid cancer;
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F FDG PET,
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F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography; FNA, fine
needle aspiration; Gy, Gray; IHC, immunohistochemistry; IMRT, intensity-modulated
radiation therapy; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging ; MTC, medullary thyroid cancer;
PD, progressive disease; PDTC, poorly differentiated thyroid cancer; PR, partial
response; R, negative gross margin resection; R0, negative microscopic and gross margin
resection; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SC, stable disease; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid
stimulating hormone.
