Types of thyroid cancer
There are four main types of thyroid cancer. These are named after the cell type in which the cancer first develops:
- papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer
- follicular thyroid cancer
- medullary thyroid cancer
- anaplastic thyroid cancer (rare).
updated: 20 October 2020 - 3:32pm
National Cancer Institute. Thyroid cancer treatment (PDQ): patient version.