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Comprehensive Guide to Thyroid Cancer Anatomy, Diagnosis, Staging and Management
1. By Dr DEEPAK KUMAR DAS
MOD- PROF. R. KAPOOR
PGIMER, CHANDIGARH
2. ANATOMY
Located anterior and inferior to thyroid
cartilage
Consists of two lateral lobes connected by
central isthmus
Lateral lobes extend superiorly to the level
of midthyroid cartilage and inferiorly to
the sixth tracheal ring
Lateral extent is just medial to common
carotid artery
Recurrent laryngeal nerve, sympathetic
trunk and phrenic nerve are immediately
posterior to the gland
3. BLOOD SUPPLY
AND LYMPHATIC
DRAINAGE
Blood supply is by paired superior thyroid
artery ( branch of external carotid artery)
and inferior thyroid artery
First-echelon nodes for thyroid metastasis
are located in level 6( paralaryngeal,
paratracheal and prelaryngeal nodes)
Second-echelon nodal spread is to level 3
and 4, supraclavicular nodes and upper
mediastinal nodes ( level 7)
Retropharyngeal node involvement is
unusual and can be encountered in case of
advanced disease
5. ETIOLOGY
Most important risk factor for differentiated thyroid cancer is previous
irradiation, especially before the age of 16 years
Other predisposing factors are:
- Genetic predisposition
- Hashimoto’ s disease
- Iodine content of the diet
6. PATHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
Follicular epithelial cell
-Differentiated thyroid cancer
papillary and mixed cell variant
Classic
Papillary microcarcinoma
Encapsulated variant
Follicular variant
Aggressive variants
a. Diffuse sclerosing
b. Tall cell variant
c. Columnar cell variant
Follicular cancer
a. Classic morphology- Follicular carcinoma
b. Hurthle cell variant
9. PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS
- Nuclear enlargement, hypochromasia, nuclear pseudoinclusions,
nuclear grooves and distinct nucleoli
- After formalin fixation nucleus resemble “ Orphan Annie’s eyes”
Tall cell variant
- At least 70% of the carcinoma is composed of cells that are at least
twice as tall as they are wide
( papillary thyroid cancer) ( tall cell variant)
11. Diagnosis of FC is dependent on the presence of one of two histologic features
Tumor invasion through the entire tumour capsule or
Tumor invasion into a blood vessel located in the tumour capsule or immediately
outside the tumour capsule
12. HURTHLE CELL CARCINOMA
-Also called as oncocytic carcinoma
-Characterised by large cells with abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm
- At least 75% of the tumour must be comprised of Hurthle cells to designate it
Hurthle cell carcinoma
ANAPLASTIC THYROID CARCINOMA
-Comprise <5% of all malignant thyroid neoplasms
- Most aggressive form of thyroid carcinoma
- Most patients are diagnosed at the age of 65 years or older
- Usually accompanied by bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy and distant
metastatic spread
-Mean overall survival from the time of diagnosis is 3-6 month
MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA
-Comprise 5-10% of all thyroid cancer
- Seen sporadically( 80%) or in association with familial multiple endocrine
neoplasia( MEN IIA, MEN IIB, pure familial MTC)
13. -50-70% of MEN associated tumour is multifocal, but sporadic tumors are more often
unifocal
-Prognosis depends on the tumour subtype
Non MEN familial> MEN associated> sporadic > MEN
- Overall mean 10 year survival is 75-80%
16. INVESTIGATIVE WORK UP
Complete hemogram, biochemistry
CXR
FNAC
- safe, easy, cheap and reliable test to distinguish between benign and
malignant thyroid nodule
RESULTS OF FNAC
Degenerative condition( 75%)
Thyroid cyst
-Fluid should be sent for malignant cytology
Degenerative or colloid nodule
- < 1% risk of malignancy
Neoplastic condition( 4% positive, 11% suspicious)
Papillary neoplasm
- 90% accuracy in positive cases
- 60% accuracy in suspicious reports
17. Follicular neoplasm
- Unable to distinguish between adenoma and well differentiated follicular
carcinoma: biopsy required
Medullary carcinoma
- Reliable test when combined with calcitonin staining
Anaplastic carcinoma
- Usually diagnostic but may not distinguish from lymphoma or metastatic
carcinoma
Lymphoma
- Open biopsy required for immunohistochemistry
Inconclusive(10% cases)
-FNAC should be repeated under USG guidance
18. ULTRASONOGRAPHY
-Most sensitive method for evaluating thyroid nodule
- Ideally used in combination with FNAC for preliminary assessment
- Distinguishes solitary thyroid nodule from dominant thyroid nodule in a multi-
nodular goitre
- Assessing size and position of cervical lymphadenopathy
19. RADIONUCLIDE SCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99m
Uptake by thyroid gland is low.
Scans are neither sensitive nor
specific
Information is provided in terms
of hot or cold nodules
20. I123
Ideal
No longer used as a first line investigation of thyroid nodule
Involuble for total body imaging post total thyroidectomy in case of
well differentiated thyroid cancer
21. DMSA AND MIBG scan
May locate recurrent or metastatic disease in case of medullary carcinoma
Not taken by cells as readily as I123 in differentiated cancer and positive
scans occur only in 30% cases
22. CT/MR IMAGING
INDICATION
NECK
Possible bilateral involvement
Extrathyroid invasion of trachea, larynx, esophagus, carotid vessels
LN involvement
THORAX
Retrosternal spread
Superior mediastinal nodes involvement
Pulmonary metastasis in MTC/ anaplastic carcinoma
ABDOMEN
Exclusion of pheochromocytoma in MTC
Liver metastasis in MTC/ anaplastic carcinoma
Lymphoma staging
23. Main disadvantage with CT scan is the necessary administration of
iodine contrast which can block both diagnostic and therapeutic use
of radioiodine for 6 months.
MR involves neither radiation or iodine and with better diagnostic ability
is the investigation of choice in differentiated thyroid cancer
24. TFT- Free serum T3, T4 and TSH
- Indicated in all patients of thyroid cancer
Thyroid autoantibodies- Anti-microsomal, antithyroglobulin
- Indicated if Hashimoto’s disease or
thyroid lymphoma suspected
Tumor markers- Thyroglobulin, calcitonin, CEA
- Preoperatively in all cases
- Proven role in monitoring and follow up
- Calcitonin also helps in initial diagnosis
25. Peak calcium infusion
- less than or equal to 130 pg/ml in males
- less than or equal to 90 pg/ml in females
Basal calcitonin levels are high in most patients with sporadic MTC but
are normal in those with familial MTC or MEN type 2
So in these patients a calcium infusion provocative test or pentagastrin
infusion test is used todetect the abnormality
CALCITONIN
26. OTHER INVESTIGATION
Indirect or fibreoptic laryngoscopy to assess vocal cord
and/or intratracheal disease is indicated in all patients with
suspected thyroid malignancy.
Mandatory for both preoperative and post operative
assessment
31. MACIS( Mayo Clinic, 1993)
Metastasis, Age>40, Completeness of resection, Extrathyroid invasion, Size
32. DAMES( Karolinska Institute, 1992)
DNA ploidy, Age> 40 year in female and 50 year in male, Metastasis, Extension beyond
Thyroid capsule, Size> 5 cm
33. AJCC 2010 TNM STAGING SYSTEM
Tx Primary tumour cannot be assessed
T0 No evidence of primary tumour
T1 Tumour 2 cm or less in greatest dimension and limited to the thyroid gland
T1a Tumour 1 cm or less in greatest dimension and limited to the thyroid gland
T1b Tumour > 1cm but not > 2 cm in greatest dimension and limited to thyroid gland
T2 Tumour > 2 cm but not > 4 cm in greatest dimension and limited to the thyroid
gland
T3 Tunour > 4cm in greatest dimension limited to the thyroid or any tumour with
minimal extrathyroidal extension to the sternothyroid muscle or perithyroid soft
tissue
T4 Advanced disease defined as more than minimal extrathyroid extension
T4a Tumor of any size extending beyond the thyroid capsule to invade subcutaneous
soft tissue, larynx, trachea, esophagus, or recurrent laryngeal nerve
T4b Tumor invades prevertebral fascia, encases carotid artery or mediastinal vessels
34. STAGING CONT......
All anaplastic carcinomas are considered T4 tumors
T4a Intrathyroidal anaplastic carcinoma
T4b Anaplastic carcinoma with gross extrathyroidal extension
Regional lymph node(N)
Nx Regional LN cannot be assessed
N0 No evidence of regional LN metastasis
N1 Regional LN metastasis
N1a Metastasis to level VI
N1b Metastasis to unilateral, bilateral, contralateral cervical or retropharyngeal
or superior mediastinal LN
Distant metastasis
M0 No distant metastasis
M1 Distant metastasis
37. MANAGEMENT
Surgery
-Lobectomy or total thyroidectomy
- Extent of neck dissection
Hormonal therapy
Radioactive iodine therapy
EBRT
Chemotherapy
38. SURGERY
Surgery is the primary treatment of localised thyroid cancer of all
histologies
Total thyroidectomy is the preferred oncologic procedure, because
- The gland is surgically accessible
- Its primary endocrine function can be replaced by exogenous
hormones
Even a total thyroidectomy leaves residual thyroid tissue that will have
major implication for subsequent therapy and disease monitoring
-The ligament connecting the posterior surface of thyroid capsule
to the trachea harbors microscopic nests of thyroid tissue and is
rarely completely resected in order to reduce the risk of tracheal
injury
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve is embedded in thyroid tissue at the
point where nerve enters the larynx and it is not possible to
remove all of the thyroid tissue without injuring the nerve and
compromising voice quality and laryngeal function
39. There are three critical issues regarding the surgical management of thyroid
Cancer
When is surgery indicated for the evaluation of a thyroid nodule with non-
diagnostic cytology
When is it safe to consider hemithyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma
What is the appropriate extent of neck dissection
40. SURGICAL EVALUATION OF THYROID NODULE
Cytology is suspicious for PTC
Cytology contains follicular cells with no concordant
functioning nodule on an RAI scan, especially with low to
normal range serum TSH
Cytology contains Hurthle cell neoplasm, which does not
warrant an RAI study and should be managed with
lobectomy or total thyroidectomy, depending on the lesion’
s size and other risk factors
Growing nodules, even in the face of benign cytology
41. LOBECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THYROID CANCER
Age between the age of 15 and 45 years with PTC tumor <4 cm
No prior radiotherapy
No distant metastasis
No cervical LN metastasis
No extrathyroidal extension
Absence of aggressive histologic variant
Completion thyroidectomy is indicated in
Tumor > 4 cm in diametre
Positive margin
Gross extrathyroid extension
Macroscopic multifocal disease
Macroscopic nodal metastasis
Confirmed contralateral disease
Vascular invasion
43. NECK DISSECTION IN THYROID CANCER
Elective neck dissection is not performed for DTC of follicular cell
origin
Modified radical neck dissection is done for thyroid cancer when there
is visible or palpable positive node
RECOMMENDATION
Central compartmental ( level VI) is recommended for all patients with
clinically involved nodes
Prophylactic central neck dissection in clinically N0 patients with T3 or
T4 tumors
Lateral level II to level IV should only be reserved for biopsy proven
metastatic lateral cervical LAP
Level I, V, VII should only be dissected when clinically suspicious
Central and lateral neck dissection are part of standard primary
therapy for all patients with sporadic and hereditary forms of
medullary thyroid cancer
46. RADIOACTIVE DECAY OF IODINE-131
I-131 is produced from the fission of uranium atoms durin the operation
of nuclear reactors
I-131 decays by beta decay to Xe- 131
This first transition results in a beta particle with a range of energies
from 250 to 800 KeV
Because energies of this energy range will deposit their energy within a
milimeter, only the cells taking up the I-131 are affected.
In the second decay step, unstable Xe-131 decays to stable xenon,
releasing photon of energy 364 KeV
This product is therapeutically undesirable, because the photon will
travel far from the source where iodine is concentrated.
It contributes very little cytotoxicity to thyroid cancer cells and
increases the total body dose, however it is this property that makes
RAI useful for diagnostic imaging, forming the foundation for DxWBS
and RxWBS.
47. GOALS OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE THERAPY
Two basic purposes are
a) Thyroid remnant ablation
b) Adjuvant therapy for residual microscopic disease
I. RAI provides potent cytotoxicity by targeting thyroid cancer cells
remaining in the operative bed, occult LN metastasis, and distant
metastasis
II. Rx WBS provides critical informatiopn including staging, prognosis,
and determining which patients are likely to require additional
treattments
III. Ablation of the remaining thyroid tissue facilitates the use of serum
Tg as a very sensitive and specific marker for disease persistence after
primary therapy
48. PATIENT SELECTION FOR RAI
All patients with distant metastasis
Gross extrathyroidal extension of the tumour regardless of tumour size
Primary tumor size> 4 cm, even in the absence of other higher risk
features
Patients with 1-4 cm thyroid tumor with high risk features
LN metastasis
Age> 45 years
Intra thyroid vascular invasion
Aggressive histologic variants ( tall cell, columnar cell, or insular carcinoma
All patients with follicular and Hurthle cell variants except those with
smallest unifocal FCs manifesting as only capsular invasion and
without vascular invasion
Patients with persistent disease
49. RAI is not recommended in
Unifocal PTCs< 1 cm
Without high risk features
When all the foci in multifocal disease are < 1 cm
Patients without residual disease or high risk histology, when post op
Tg < 1 ng/ml and anti-Tg antibodies and RAI imaging are negative
51. FORMS AVAILABLE
I131 is available in the form of
Capsule
Liquid preparation
Intravenous
Capsule is the most common used because of safety and easy
of administration
52. PATIENT PREPARATION FOR I-131
Low iodine diet -A diet that is low in iodine( <
50mcg/day) for 2 weeks before,
and 2 days after I-131
- Salty product to be avoided
Intravenous iodine exposure -Should be avoided
- Who recieved iodine contrast within 6
months of RAI should have therapy
delayed for 3-6 months and require 24
hr urinary iodine measurement
Urinary iodine measurement -Only done in patient with history
of iodinated contrast exposure
within 6 months
- 24 hr urinary iodine on day 7 of a
low iodine diet < 150 mcg/ml
rhTSH 0.9 mg im injection 2 day and 1 day
before I-131 administration
53. Stop thyroid
hormone
replacement
Levothyroxine and other thyroid replacement should
be withheld 6 weeks before I-131 unless rhTSH is
administered in which case stop T4 and T3 3 days
before and the day of I-131 administration
Lithium carbonate
to increase the
potency of I-131
Lithium carbonate is administered at 20mg/kg/day for 7
days beginning 5 days before I-131 administration
59. PGI PROTOCOL
Criteria Low Intermediate High
Histology & Tg Non aggressive
histology
Aggressive histology(
tall cell, columnar &
vascular invasion)
Possibly Tg out of
proportion to post
therapy scan
Tumour status Macroscopic
tumour resected
completely& no
microscopic
invasion
Microscopic invasion Incomplete
tumour resection/
macroscopic
tumour invasion
Metastasis No local or distant
metastasis
Cervical LN
metastasis
Distant metastasis
Post therapy
I131
No uptake outside
thyroid bed
Uptake outside
thyroid bed
Distant metastasis
61. TSH SUPPRESSION FOR DIFFERENTIATED THYROID
CANCER
Rationale- Administartion of subtherapeutic doses of T4 in an effort to
drive the TSH below detectable limits( < 0.1 Miu/L), thereby decreasing
stimulation of residual benign and malignant follicular derived
thyroid cells
RECOMMENDATION
TSH suppression to just below 0.1 Mu/L for high risk patients
Maintainance of TSH at or slightly below the lower limit of normal(
0.1-0.5 Mu/l) in low risk patients
LIMITATION
Subclinical and even overt thyrotoxicosis
Tachyarrhythmia
Conduction abnormalities
Ventricular hypertrophy
Systolic and diastolic dysfunction
63. CONVENTIONAL FIELD MARGINS
Position- supine with neck extended and
arm lying by the side
Superior- angle of mandible
Inferior- angle of loui
Lateral- to cover the neck
64. CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY
High risk CTV: region at highest risk for residual disease
: Positive margin, ETE, LN with extracapsular extension,
gross residual disease
Standard risk CTV: Moderate risk for residual disease
Dose to high risk PTV: 66-70 Gy, 2 Gy per #
Dose to standard risk PTV: 54-56 Gy, 2 Gy per #
71. CHEMOTHERAPY IN DTC
Systemic chemotherapy has no significant role in the management of
DTC
Poor response rate on the order of 25- 40%
The most commonly used agent is doxorubicin, either alone or in
combination with cisplatin.
72. MANAGEMENT OF MTC
All patients with MTC should be tested for RET mutation, Including
sporadic cases
Primary management of localised is total thyroidectomy, which is the
only completely effective therapy
Central neck dissection should be performed in all cases
Compartment-oriented lateral neck dissection is indicated when
clinically involved
No role of adjuvant RAI
INDICATION OF EBRT
CHILDREN(<18 YEARS)
Palliation of symptoms from tumors not amenable to other treatment
When tumour progression is likely to cause normal tissue damage
73. ADULTS
Treatment of unresectable gross disease
Positive margin
T4 primary tumors
Nodal metastasis with extensive extracapsular extension
78. ROLE OF OCTREOTIDE IN MTC
Octreotide is recommended to manage symptoms due to elevated
calcitonin level in medullary thyroid cancer like diarrhoea
Dose is
100-250 mcg tid sc
Octrotide LAR 20-30 mg im every 4 week
79. ROLE OF I131 MIBG THERAPY IN MTC
MIBG( meta-iodo benzyl guanidine) is a radiopharmaceutical specific
for tumors originating from neural crest, including MTC. It is
structurally similar to norepinephrine.
It is taken up actively and transported to the catecholamine storing
granules of sympathomedullary tissues
INDICATION
Patients with tumour progrssion
Quality of life compromising symptoms including diarrhoea
Should be indicated when conventional therapies and chemotherapy
fails
Surgical options should be excluded
Diagnostic MIBG scan should be prominent to allow successful
treatment
Medications interfering with MIBG like sympathomimetics, calcium
channel blockers, reserpine should be withdrawn according to
biological half life.
80. Dose: 200-300 mCi
Infusion should last 45-60 minutes to prevent acute side effects
Management of rise of BP should be managed by alpha blockers
81. MANAGEMENT OF ATC
Complete surgical excision should be the goal of initial therapy, when
feasible
Surgery should be avoided when complete excision is not possible as
debulking does not improve outcomes
No therapeutic role for RAI
EBRT is the standard of care for palliation of local symptoms from
unresectable disease or as adjuvant therapy in rare case a completely
resected tumor
83. CONCLUSION
Surgery is the primary treatment modality in localised thyroid cancer
of all histologies.
Total thyroidectomy is preferred surgical procedure in most cases.
LN dissection is indicated when clinically involved except MTC where
level VI is indicated in all cases.
In DTC, RAI is indicated in patients with distant metastasis or high risk
histopathological features
EBRT is indicated in DTC when there is gross residual tumor or gross
ETE which is not amenable for surgery or RAI.
EBRT is the standard of care for palliation of symptoms in ATC.