Difference between revisions of "Thyroid gland"

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DDx:
DDx:
*Poorly differentiated carcinoma.
*[[Poorly differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid|Poorly differentiated carcinoma]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]].
*Medullary thyroid carcinoma.
*[[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]].
*Sarcoma.


===IHC===
===IHC===
*Keratin (AE1/AE3).
*Keratin (AE1/AE3) +ve.
*Vimentin +ve, >90%.<ref name=pmid1712540>{{cite journal |author=Ordóñez NG, El-Naggar AK, Hickey RC, Samaan NA |title=Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Immunocytochemical study of 32 cases |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=15–24 |year=1991 |month=July |pmid=1712540 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Vimentin +ve, >90%.<ref name=pmid1712540>{{cite journal |author=Ordóñez NG, El-Naggar AK, Hickey RC, Samaan NA |title=Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Immunocytochemical study of 32 cases |journal=Am. J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=15–24 |year=1991 |month=July |pmid=1712540 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Thyroglobulin - rarely +ve (~15%).<ref name=pmid1712540/>
*Thyroglobulin - rarely +ve (~15%).<ref name=pmid1712540/>
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