papillary
adjective
pap·il·lary
ˈpa-pə-ˌler-ē 
especially British
pə-ˈpi-lə-rē
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Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer Staging Age makes a difference when staging papillary or follicular thyroid cancer.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
But with the new information after her CT scan from the fall, her oncologist ordered a biopsy of her thyroid, which revealed the truth: papillary thyroid cancer.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Tests revealed that Clough had anaplastic thyroid cancer, a far more aggressive form than papillary.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Diagnosing these cancers wasn’t saving lives: almost all were papillary thyroid tumors, which are present in as many as a third of all adults and rarely cause problems.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
In response to Morton-Maxson's complaint in King County Superior Court, UW Medicine stated on Aug. 14 that his tumor, identified as a papillary lesion, had not been located or reviewed by the hospital's pathology department after his surgery.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
Between his second and third NFL seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Williams was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2, already at stage 3, and on May 28, 2015, Williams had one of his kidneys removed.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 June 2023
The American Cancer Society states on its website that most papillary cancers are treated with the removal of the thyroid gland, and if lymph nodes are enlarged or show signs of cancer spread, they will be removed as well.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
In 2015, Williams was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2, already at stage 3, and had a kidney removed in May.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
But with the new information after her CT scan from the fall, her oncologist ordered a biopsy of her thyroid, which revealed the truth: papillary thyroid cancer.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Tests revealed that Clough had anaplastic thyroid cancer, a far more aggressive form than papillary.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Diagnosing these cancers wasn’t saving lives: almost all were papillary thyroid tumors, which are present in as many as a third of all adults and rarely cause problems.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
In response to Morton-Maxson's complaint in King County Superior Court, UW Medicine stated on Aug. 14 that his tumor, identified as a papillary lesion, had not been located or reviewed by the hospital's pathology department after his surgery.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
Between his second and third NFL seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Williams was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2, already at stage 3, and on May 28, 2015, Williams had one of his kidneys removed.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 June 2023
The American Cancer Society states on its website that most papillary cancers are treated with the removal of the thyroid gland, and if lymph nodes are enlarged or show signs of cancer spread, they will be removed as well.
—Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
In 2015, Williams was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2, already at stage 3, and had a kidney removed in May.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Papillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papillary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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