Cancer, Thyroid Gland


Related Terms

  • Anaplastic Carcinoma
  • Cancer of the Thyroid
  • Follicular Carcinoma
  • Hürthle Cell Cancer
  • Malignant Lymphoma of the Thyroid
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Papillary Carcinoma
  • Thyroid Cancer

Differential Diagnoses

Specialists

  • Endocrinologist
  • General Surgeon
  • Oncologist
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Radiology Oncologist
  • Thyroid Surgeon

Factors Influencing Duration

The age of the individual with thyroid cancer may affect disability. Generally, older individuals do not recover from this condition as easily as do younger individuals. The type of thyroid cancer, the stage of the disease, the presence and extent of metastasis, and the method of treatment also may influence the length of disability. If radiation or chemotherapy is used following surgery, a longer period of disability may be expected.

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
193 - Cancer, Thyroid Gland
198.89 - Secondary Malignant Neoplasm of Other Specified Sites; Other Specified Sites, Other
234.8 - Carcinoma in Situ of Other and Unspecified Sites, Specified Sites, Other; Endocrine Gland, Any
237.4 - Other and Unspecified Endocrine Glands; Parathyroid Gland; Thyroid Gland
239.7 - Neoplasm of Unspecified Nature, Endocrine Glands and Other Parts of Nervous System

Length of Disability
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