Fine needle aspiration cytology in a case of diffuse sclerosing carcinoma of the thyroid |
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| Authors: | G Caruso B Tabarri I Lucchi V Tison |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Forli, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | The fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic findings in a rare case of bilateral diffuse sclerosing carcinoma of the thyroid are described. Along with a generally papillary architecture, the FNA biopsy smears showed a number of features not usually seen in thyroid carcinomas: psammoma bodies, an abundance of squamous metaplasia and a dense inflammatory component. The FNA diagnosis was multifocal papillary carcinoma with squamous metaplasia; histopathologic examination made the final diagnosis. |
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