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stage I papillary and follicular thyroid cancer (55 years and older)

(... PA-pih-LAYR-ee ... fuh-LIH-kyoo-ler THY-royd KAN-ser ...)
Cancer is found in the thyroid only and the tumor is 4 centimeters or smaller.
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Stage I papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients 55 years and older; drawing shows cancer in the thyroid gland and the tumor is 4 centimeters or smaller. An inset shows 4 centimeters is about the size of a walnut. Also shown are the larynx and trachea.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage I papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients 55 years and older. Cancer is found in the thyroid only and the tumor is 4 centimeters or smaller.
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