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*Associated with radiation exposure.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_564>{{Ref Sternberg4|564}}</ref> | *Associated with radiation exposure.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_564>{{Ref Sternberg4|564}}</ref> | ||
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* | Features: | ||
*Nuclear changes - '''key feature'''. | |||
**"Shrivelled nuclei"/"raisin" like nuclei, nuclei with a wavy nuclear membrane. | **"Shrivelled nuclei"/"raisin" like nuclei, nuclei with a wavy nuclear membrane. | ||
**Nuclear grooves. | **Nuclear grooves. | ||
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*Nuclear overlapping is easy to see at lower power-- should be the tip-off to look at high power for nuclear features. | *Nuclear overlapping is easy to see at lower power-- should be the tip-off to look at high power for nuclear features. | ||
*Nuclear inclusions are quite rare and not required to make the diagnosis -- but a very convincing feature if seen. | *Nuclear inclusions are quite rare and not required to make the diagnosis -- but a very convincing feature if seen. | ||
*Papillae may be seen in Graves disease. | |||
===Subtypes if papillary=== | ===Subtypes if papillary=== | ||