raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:146

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Synonyms: Papillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma · Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Status
active

A rare, slow-growing, epithelial thyroid carcinoma typically presenting as an asymptomatic thyroid mass and is classed as either papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) or Hurthle cell thyroid cancer (HCTC).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaPapillary or follicular thyroid carcinoma · Well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma
frCancer différencié de la thyroïdeCancer bien différencié de la thyroïde · Cancer papillaire ou folliculaire de la thyroïde
deSchilddrüsenkarzinom, differenziertesSchilddrüsenkarzinom, gut differenziertes · Schilddrüsenkarzinom, papilläres oder follikuläres
esCarcinoma diferenciado de tiroidesCarcinoma tiroideo bien diferenciado · Carcinoma tiroideo papilar o folicular
itCarcinoma differenziato della tiroideCarcinoma ben differenziato della tiroide · Carcinoma papillare o follicolare della tiroide
nlGedifferentieerd schildkliercarcinoomGoed gedifferentieerd schildkliercarcinoom · Papillair of folliculair schildkliercarcinoom
ptCarcinoma da tiroide diferenciadoCarcinoma papilar da tiroide
plZróżnicowany nowotwór tarczycyDobrze zróżnicowany rak tarczycy · Rak pęcherzykowy lub brodawkowaty tarczycy
csDiferencovaný karcinom štítné žlázyPapilární nebo folikulární karcinom štítné žlázy
ukДиференційована карцинома щитовидної залозиПапілярна або фолікулярна карцинома щитовидної залози · Добре диференційована карцинома щитоподібної залози
zh甲状腺分化癌乳头状或滤泡性甲状腺癌
trDiferansiye tiroid karsinomuİyi diferansiye tiroid karsinomu · Papiller veya foliküler tiroid karsinomu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM188550NTBTvalidated
OMIM607464BTNTvalidated
ICD-10C73NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0015447Evalidated
UMLSC1337013Evalidated
GARD12027Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

29 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
BRAFDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1097ENSG000001577641647577q34B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase12670889[PMID]_17891228[PMID]_25702102[PMID]
EIF1AXDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3250ENSG00000173674300186Xp22.12eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A X-linked25417114[PMID]
GAS8-AS1Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:1197ENSG0000022181960517916q24.3GAS8 antisense RNA 126941397[PMID]
HRASDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:5173ENSG0000017477519002011p15.5HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase25132659[PMID]_25648502[PMID]_25109485[PMID]_17891228[PMID]
KRASDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6407ENSG0000013370319007012p12.1KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase23625203[PMID]_25132659[PMID]_25648502[PMID]
LPAR4Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4478ENSG00000147145300086Xq21.1lysophosphatidic acid receptor 426941397[PMID]
NDUFA13Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17194ENSG0000018601060943519p13.11NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A1315841082[PMID]
NRASDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7989ENSG000002132811647901p13.2NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase25132659[PMID]_25648502[PMID]_25109485[PMID]_17891228[PMID]
TERTDisease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11730ENSG000001643621872705p15.33telomerase reverse transcriptase27875244[PMID]_27581851[PMID]
DIRC3Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:17805ENSG000002316726082622q35disrupted in renal carcinoma 323894154[PMID]
FOXE1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:3806ENSG000001789196026179q22.33forkhead box E121730105[PMID]
NKX2-1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:11825ENSG0000013635260063514q13.3NK2 homeobox 121730105[PMID]
ALKPart of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:427ENSG000001710941055902p23.2-p23.1ALK receptor tyrosine kinase25501013[PMID]_25148236[PMID]
CCDC6Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:18782ENSG0000010809160198510q21.2coiled-coil domain containing 625407564[PMID]
ERC1Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:17072ENSG0000008280560712712p13.33ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 110337992[PMID]
ETV6Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:3495ENSG0000013908360061812p13.2ETS variant transcription factor 624327398[PMID]
GOLGA5Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:4428ENSG0000006645560691814q32.12golgin A59443391[PMID]_17062879[PMID]
NCOA4Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:7671ENSG0000026641260198410q11.22nuclear receptor coactivator 48290261[PMID]_25407564[PMID]
NTRK1Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:8031ENSG000001984001913151q23.1neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 19172002[PMID]_9169129[PMID]_19883730[PMID]
NTRK3Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:8033ENSG0000014053819131615q25.3neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 324327398[PMID]
PAX8Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:8622ENSG000001256181674152q14.1paired box 810958784[PMID]_25069464[PMID]_25708358[PMID]_17891228[PMID]
PCM1Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:8727ENSG000000786746002998p22pericentriolar material 110980597[PMID]
PPARGPart of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:9236ENSG000001321706014873p25.2peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma10958784[PMID]_25069464[PMID]_25708358[PMID]_17891228[PMID]
RETPart of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:9967ENSG0000016573116476110q11.21ret proto-oncogene25407564[PMID]_17891228[PMID]
TFGPart of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:11758ENSG000001143546024983q12.2trafficking from ER to golgi regulator9172002[PMID]_9169129[PMID]
TPRPart of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:12017ENSG000000474101899401q31.1translocated promoter region, nuclear basket protein9172002[PMID]_1532241[PMID]
TRIM24Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:11812ENSG000001227796034067q33-q34tripartite motif containing 2410439047[PMID]_17062879[PMID]
TRIM27Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:9975ENSG000002047136021656p22.1tripartite motif containing 2712787916[PMID]_17062879[PMID]
TRIM33Part of a fusion gene inAssessedHGNC:16290ENSG000001973236057691p13.2tripartite motif containing 3310439047[PMID]_17062879[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0005.25 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated[EXPERT]_ORPHANET
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0002 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedRARECARE surveillance of rare cancers in Europe[OTHER]
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card