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Brain Teaser: Test your knowledge of thyroid tumors

Can you solve this puzzle?

September 25, 2020

By Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified

Thyroid mass in a 15-year-old cat.
*Photo courtesy Phil Zeltzman*

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Thyroid mass

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Question 1: Which answer is wrong?
	In cats, most thyroid tumors are benign
	In dogs, 50 percent of tumors are malignant and 50 percent are benign
	In dogs, most thyroid tumors are malignant

Question 2: Which answer is correct?
	In dogs, most thyroid tumors are bilateral
	In cats, most thyroid tumors are bilateral
	In cats, most thyroid tumors are unilateral

Question 3: Which answer is wrong?
	One complication of any treatment of feline hyperthyroidism is uncovering cardiac disease
	One complication of canine thyroidectomy is hemorrhage
	One complication of feline thyroidectomy is hypocalcemia