Overview
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is rare, highly aggressive, and rapidly fatal.
Symptoms
- •Rapidly growing neck mass
- •Hoarseness
- •Dysphagia
- •Stridor
Stages
Stage IVAStage IVBStage IVC
Diagnosis
- ✓Biopsy
- ✓CT/MRI neck
- ✓PET-CT
Treatments
- →Surgery (if resectable)
- →Radiation + chemotherapy
- →Palliative tracheostomy
Risk Factors
⚠️Prior goiter
⚠️Radiation
⚠️Age >60
Key Facts
- ℹ️<2% of thyroid cancers
- ℹ️Median survival 6 months
ICD-10: C73 | Prevalence: nadir
Last updated: 11/9/2025