Question 329 · LEK · Other
Select the false statement about thyroid cancer in pregnant women:
- A. thyroid cancer is rarely diagnosed in pregnancy.
- B. prognosis in pregnant and in non-pregnant women with thyroid cancer is similar.
- C. initial diagnosis is usually made by palpation.
- D. thyroid cancer is an indication for termination of pregnancy.
- E. in the case of levothyroxine treatment, dosage should maintain TSH at the level of 0.1-1 mIU/L.
Hint
Look for the statement that would recommend an unnecessarily radical step for a usually slow-growing, well-differentiated tumour.
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