<prompt> Cancer that arises from C-cells of thyroidFollicularanaplasticPapillaryMedullary  <response>: Ans. d medullaryRef: Bailey and Love 26th ed. ch. 5 741Medullary thyroid cancer grows from specialized thyroid cells called parafollicular C-cells which are specialized thyroid cells that secrete calcitonin and play a major role in medullary thyroid cancer. 